Gonaïves [French gaw-na-eev] noun
- Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- a seaport in W Haiti.
British Dictionary definitions for gonaives Gonaïves noun
- a port in W Haiti, on the Gulf of Gonaïves; scene of the proclamation of Haiti’s independence (1804). Pop: 104 825 (2003)