Dessalines

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/desalin/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dā sa lēn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Des•sa•lines  (dā sa lēn),USA pronunciation n. 
    Jean Jacques  (zhän zhäk),USA pronunciation 1758–1806, Haitian revolutionary: emperor of Haiti as Jacques I 1804–06.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Dessalines /French: desalin/ n
  1. Jean-Jacques ( ʒɑ̃ ʒɑk ). ?1758–1806, emperor of Haiti (1804–06) after driving out the French; assassinated

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