English adjective: Creole | |||
1. | Creole of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both | ||
Samples | Creole grammars. | ||
2. | Creole of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana | ||
Samples | Creole cooking. | ||
English noun: Creole | |||
1. | Creole (person) a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America | ||
Broader (hypernym) | American | ||
2. | Creole (person) a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | American | ||
3. | creole (communication) a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural language, tongue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Haitian Creole | ||