Cap-Haitien

[ French kap-a-ee-syan, -tyan ]

noun

1. a seaport in N Haiti.

Cap-Haitien

/ kapaisjɛ̃; -tjɛ̃ /

noun

1. a port in N Haiti: capital during the French colonial period. Pop: 134 000 (2005 est) Also calledle Caplə kap

Example Sentences

Before Monday’s reopening, the sole airport operating in Haiti was the one located in the north coastal city of Cap-Haitien.

From Seattle Times

However, it was out of reach for many seeking to flee the country since the roads leading from Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haitien are controlled by gangs that have opened fire on cars and buses passing through.

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Five flights have landed in the northern city of Cap-Haïtien, site of Haiti’s sole functioning airport, bringing 62 tons of medicine, water, emergency shelter equipment and other essential supplies.

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Sitting on the shimmering north coast, the city of Cap-Haïtien was abandoned as a capital during the waning years of the French colonial era and again when the Kingdom of Haiti fell after its king died by suicide and his teenage son was slain.

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“History repeats itself,” Yvrose Pierre, Cap-Haïtien mayor, told The Associated Press on a recent afternoon.

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