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Meaning of 'creole' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Creole [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.
2 . Creole [ n.]
- One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp. a person of French or Spanish descent, who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico.

Meaning of 'creole' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . creole [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana
Example in sentence:
  • Creole cooking
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both
Example in sentence:
  • Creole grammars

Nearby Words:

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