| Noun | 1. | Republic of Haiti - a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western HemisphereOAS, Organization of American States - an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" Caribbean - region including the Caribbean islands Haitian - a native or inhabitant of Haiti | |