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Originally posted by Private I
I wonder how many definitions of Creole there are...
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Quite a few. From Dictionary.com:
Creole
n.
1. A person of European descent born in the West Indies or Spanish America.
2. a. A person descended from or culturally related to the original French settlers of the southern United States, especially Louisiana.
b. The French dialect spoken by these people.
3. A person descended from or culturally related to the Spanish and Portuguese settlers of the Gulf States.
4. often creole A person of mixed Black and European ancestry who speaks a creolized language, especially one based on French or Spanish.
5. A Black slave born in the Americas as opposed to one brought from Africa.
6. creole A creolized language.
7. Haitian Creole.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Creoles.
2. creole Cooked with a spicy sauce containing tomatoes, onions, and peppers: shrimp creole; creole cuisine.
also
adj.
1: of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both; "Creole grammars" [syn: Creole] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana; "Creole cooking" [syn: Creole] n 1: a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America [syn: Creole] 2: a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana) [syn: Creole] 3: a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages.
BTW, "Haitian Creole" is defined as "A language spoken by the majority of Haitians, based on French and various African languages."
The Wikipedia entry on "Creole" has entries on Alaska, Filipino and Portugese Creole as well as the more common Caribbean and Louisiana Creole.