What is the meaning of Creole?

noun

  • A person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America.
  • A person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana. )
  • A mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages.

adjective

  • Of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both.
    • usage: "Creole grammars"
  • Of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana.
    • usage: "Creole cooking"
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