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kreolikieli — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Creole noun A language that develops naturally from the mixing of two or more languages, typically becoming the native tongue of a community.

Senses

kreolikieli is used for these senses in English:

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

Creole — full definition

  1. noun A language that develops naturally from the mixing of two or more languages, typically becoming the native tongue of a community.
  2. noun A person of mixed European and other ancestry born in a formerly colonised region, or (in Louisiana) a person of French or Spanish descent born there.
  3. adj Relating to a cooking style that blends French, African, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, especially from Louisiana.

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