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Gonaïves

[ French gaw-na-eev ]

noun

  1. Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
  2. a seaport in W Haiti.

Gonaïves

/ ɡɔnaiv /

noun

  1. a port in W Haiti, on the Gulf of Gonaïves; scene of the proclamation of Haiti's independence (1804). Pop: 104 825 (2003)

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Cocherel, a planter of Gonaïves, had a slave who played upon the violin.

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