CREOLE

Definition

1. adjective of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both.
2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana.
3. noun a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America.
4. noun a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana).
5. noun a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages.