creole
/ˈkɹi.əʊl/ · noun
Meaning
- A descendant of white European settlers who is born in a colonized country.
- Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by white Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
- Someone of black African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).
- A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American and Acadian settlers.
- A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
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