Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of the West Indies east of Cuba. Originally inhabited by Arawak Indians, it was claimed by Christopher Columbus for Spain in 1492. The western part (now Haiti) was ceded to France by Spain in 1697. The Dominican Republic, on the eastern part of the island, was formed in 1844.
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- proper noun An
island in theCaribbean , comprising the nations ofHaiti and theDominican Republic
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- noun an island in the West Indies
Etymologies
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Examples
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He then sailed to Haiti, which he called Hispaniola, or "Little Spain."
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To such extremes has this gone that, whereas there were more than 3 million souls, whom we saw in Hispaniola, there are today not 200 of the native population left.
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To such extremes has this gone that, whereas there were more than 3 million souls, whom we saw in Hispaniola, there are today not 200 of the native population left.
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Who discredits the atrocities perpetrated by Ovando in Hispaniola, Pizarro in Peru, and Cortez in Mexico, – because they filled the ears of the Spanish Court with protestations of their benignant rule?
Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, Emancipated from Bodily Servitude by the State of New York, in 1828 Olive Truth Gilbert 1850
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The island that came to be known as Hispaniola was discovered by Europeans when Christopher Columbus landed there in 1492.
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The island that came to be known as Hispaniola was discovered by Europeans when Christopher Columbus landed there in 1492.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The island that came to be known as Hispaniola was discovered by Europeans when Christopher Columbus landed there in 1492.
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Columbus Day is the celebration by Americans of an Italian explorer financed by the Spanish Crown to find a supposedly shorter ocean-based path to Asia but instead wound up on the island of Hispaniola, which is today home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009
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Where is -- this is from Hispaniola, which is essentially Haiti and the Dominican Republic put together, for those of you who may not know your geography.
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This storm has already taken a pretty heavy toll in human life on the island of Hispaniola, that is the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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