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Haiti MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Haiti
Tree Number(s)
Z01.107.084.900.425
Z01.639.880.425
Unique ID
D006205
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006205
Annotation
with the Dominican Republic = Hispaniola, a hist name for the island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies
Scope Note
A republic in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Port-au-Prince. With the Dominican Republic it forms the island of Hispaniola - Haiti occupying the western third and the Dominican Republic, the eastern two thirds. Haiti belonged to France from 1697 until its rule was challenged by slave insurrections from 1791. It became a republic in 1820. It was virtually an American protectorate from 1915 to 1934. It adopted its present constitution in 1964 and amended it in 1971. The name may represent either of two Caribbean words, haiti, mountain land, or jhaiti, nest. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p481 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p225)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Haiti Preferred
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