Creole


 
 
Creole

:For the languages, see Creole language

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The term Creole is used with different meanings in different contexts, which can generate confusion. Generally it refers to a people or a culture that is distinctive or local to a region, but with various additional shades of meaning.

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In most of Latin America Creole (Spanish, criollo, Portuguese, crioulo) generally refers to people of unmixed Spanish or Portuguese descent born in the New World. In Brazil, though, the word is a pejorative slang for a black individual.


 

Spanish: Spanish can mean:...

Portuguese: Portuguese is an adjective refering to matters related to Portugal. It may refer to the following articles:...

New World: "The New World" is one of the names used for the American continents and adjacent islands collectively, in use since the 16th century. The Americas were at that time new to the Europeans, who previously thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and Africa (the Old World). The term "Ne...


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Introduction
Latin American Creole
"Filipino" Creoles
New Orleans and Louisiana Creole
Alaska Creole
Portuguese Creole
Caribbean creole
References
 
FR: Créole


 

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