Meaning Of The Word Creole

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creole
variable noun: A creole is a language that has developed from a mixture of different languages and has become the main language in a particular place.

Creole in American English
a person of European parentage born in the West Indies, Central America, tropical South America, or the Gulf States
of or characteristic of the Creoles
adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a Creole or Creoles
noun: a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry

creole in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of any of these peoples
noun: a language that has its origin in extended contact between two language communities, one of which is generally European. It incorporates features from each and constitutes the mother tongue of a community
noun: a native-born person of European, esp Spanish, ancestry

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