creole
English Thesaurus
1. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | natural language, tongue, |
definition | : | a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | haitian creole, |
definition | : | a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages (noun.communication) |
2. a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana) (noun.person)
hypernym | : | american, |
definition | : | a native or inhabitant of the United States (noun.person) |
3. a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America (noun.person)
hypernym | : | american, |
definition | : | a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country (noun.person) |
4. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages (noun.communication)
derivation | : | creolize, |
definition | : | develop into a creole (verb.change) |
5. of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | creole, |
definition | : | a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana) (noun.person) |
6. of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | creole, |
definition | : | a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages (noun.communication) |
7. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages (noun.communication)
derivation | : | creolize, |
definition | : | develop into a creole (verb.change) |
8. of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | creole, |
definition | : | a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana) (noun.person) |
9. of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | creole, |
definition | : | a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages (noun.communication) |
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