CREOLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
   Hypernyms(s) creole is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • natural language (what does natural language mean?)
   • tongue (what does tongue mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Haitian Creole (what does Haitian Creole mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
   Hypernyms(s) Creole is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • American (what does American mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
   Hypernyms(s) Creole is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • American (what does American mean?)

CREOLE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana
   Usage Example(s)
   • Creole cooking
   Pertainym(s)
   • Creole (what does Creole mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both
   Usage Example(s)
   • Creole grammars
   Pertainym(s)
   • creole (what does creole mean?)