Hispaniola

[ his-puhn-yoh-luh; Spanish ees-pahn-yaw-lah ]

noun

1. an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).

Hispaniola

/ ˌhɪspənˈjəʊlə; ispaˈɲola /

noun

1. the second largest island in the Caribbean, in the Greater Antilles: divided politically into Haiti and the Dominican Republic; discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, who named it La Isla Española. Area: 18 703 sq km (29 418 sq miles) Former nameSanto Domingo

Example Sentences

Columbus died in the Spanish city of Vallodalid in 1506 but wished to be buried on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

From BBC

Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.

From Seattle Times

The Dominican Republic, which occupies the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti, is ramping up deportations of tens of thousands of Haitians this year.

From New York Times

Mr. Abinader is going even further, building a border wall between the two countries that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

From New York Times

The Dominican president, Luis Abinader, is going even further, building a border wall between the two countries that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

From New York Times