Dictionary Check: creole
"creole" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both
Example:
"Creole grammars"
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana
Example:
"Creole cooking"
noun
a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
noun
a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
noun
a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
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