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Meaning of creole

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

creole

Pronunciation:/ˈkɹi.əʊl//ˈkɹioʊl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A descendant of white European settlers who is born in a colonized country.

  2. Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by white Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.

  3. Someone of black African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).

  4. A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American and Acadian settlers.

noun

Definitions

  1. A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.