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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.
The difference between Cajun & Creole. The term Creole can have many meanings, but during the early days of Louisiana, it meant that a person was born in the colony and was the descendant of French or Spanish parents. The term is a derivative of the word âcriollo,â which means native or local, and was intended as a class distinction.