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Definition of Creole for English Language Learners : a person who has African and French or Spanish ancestors; especially: such a person who lives in the West Indies : a person whose ancestors were some of the first people from France or Spain to live in the southeastern U.S.
Creole is a mixture of local African languages with Portuguese. They are commonly considered a different language due to the differences between the two. Angola and Mozambique are the first places in Africa where Portuguese became the spoke language mixed with other local languages.