a person who has both European and African ancestors, especially a person who lives in the West Indies
a person whose ancestors were among the first Europeans who settled in the West Indies or South America, or one of the French or Spanish people who settled in the southern states of the US
Example:
- Creole cookery
a language formed when a mixture of a European language with a local language (especially an African language spoken by slaves in the West Indies) is spoken as a first language
Example:
- Most of the population speak a creole with a French-derived vocabulary.
- The two girls were speaking Creole.
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