creole
/ˈkɹioʊl/
Frequency: 3.07 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Creole (“person born in a colony”).
noun
A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.
noun
Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
noun
Someone of African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).
noun
A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers.
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.
Example Sentences
- "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[…]"
- "From the point of view of syntactic analysis, I have shown how transformational theory may be applied to the syntax of a Creole language."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "She grew up speaking Creole."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹioʊl/
- British English: /ˈkɹi.əʊl/