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creole

[kree-ohl] / ˈkri oʊl /


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He spoke Creole at home and learned English at school.

From Los Angeles Times

The book he writes about Lalo develops his thesis that Creole culture embodies the ā€œcollective spiritā€ needed to heal a country riven by racial division and civil strife.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those Creoles don’t mess around with their potato salad.

From Los Angeles Times

The excerpt shares how Davis’ mother came west from Louisiana during the Great Migration, a Black Creole who arrived in Los Angeles in 1945.

From Los Angeles Times

Because of its unique location between South and North America, most people in Curacao speak four languages — English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu, a Creole blend of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and Arawak.

From Los Angeles Times