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creoles

creoles is the plural of creole.

Meaning of creole

Noun

creole (plural creoles)

  1. A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
    • There are three orders of people: those who were alive when the French possessed the island: they understand the good French; those who were born in the heat of the Revolution, and who have arrived at maturity without instruction, these speak only Creole[…]1818, The Methodist Magazine, page 317
  2. A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.

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Noun capitalized: Creoles

Creoles

  1. (plural) plural of Creole

Phrases with creoles

Questions about creoles

What is creoles the plural of?
Creoles is the plural of creole.
What part of speech is creoles?
Creoles is a noun.

Words near creoles in the dictionary

  1. Creole townhouse
  2. Creole townhouses
  3. Creolean
  4. Creoleans
  5. creoleness
  6. creoles
  7. Creolese
  8. Creolian
  9. Creolians
  10. creolin
  11. creolins

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