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Creole
/ˈkɹi.əʊl/
A descendant of white European settlers who is born in a colonized country.
📖 Definitions of "Creole"
noun
- 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
- 1
A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
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