Creole

/ˈkɹi.əʊl/ · noun

Meaning

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language..

Definitions by Sense

1. (linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
2. (historical) Alternative letter-case form of Creole (“person born in a colony”).
3. (jewelry) A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.

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.

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