Etymology See Creole. Attested in English to refer to language from the 18th century.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
There are three orders of people: those who were alive when the French possessed the island: they understand the good French; those who were born in the heat of the Revolution, and who have arrived at maturity without instruction, these speak only Creole[…]1818, The Methodist Magazine, page 317:
From the point of view of syntactic analysis, I have shown how transformational theory may be applied to the syntax of a Creole language.1966, Beryl Loftman Bailey, Jamaican Creole Syntax, page 144:
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To communicate, they evolve a creole called Belter, which becomes the lingua franca for what is essentially the solar system’s new proletariat. […] There is a simple, regular grammar that is typical of creoles.2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica:
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Historical Alternative letter-case form of Creole (“person born in a colony”).
Some of the great merchants in the Indies were creoles, but the majority were peninsulares. These latter acted as effective intermediaries between Spain and the colonies.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 131:
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Jewelry, Lifestyle A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.
Antigua and Barbuda Creole English, Antiguan and Barbudan Creole, Antillean Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Jamaican Creole, Leeward Caribbean Creole English, Leeward Caribbean English Creole, Louisiana Creole, Mauritian Creole, Roper River creole, Seychellois Creole, Torres Strait Creole
Creole
adj
UK /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ · US /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/
Etymology Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“to create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo, Crioulo, and Krio.
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Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.
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Of a person That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors.
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Designating a creolized language.
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Cooking, Food, Lifestyle Prepared according to a cooking style developed in a Creole area, now especially that of Louisiana, characterised by a mixture of European and African influences.
Creole
noun
Etymology Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“to create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo, Crioulo, and Krio.
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A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country.
Within the Spanish society, a great difference evolved between the Insular Spaniards, sent over for different periods of time from Spain, to serve as officials, etc., and the "native" Spaniards, the Creoles.1969, Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt, The Political Systems of Empires, page 76:
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Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
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Someone of African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).
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A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers.