Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. A person of European ancestry born in creole cream sauce West Indies or Spanish America.

A person descended from or culturally related to the original French settlers of the southern United States, especially Louisiana. The French dialect spoken by these people. A person descended from or culturally related to the Spanish and Portuguese settlers of the Gulf States. A person of mixed African and European ancestry who speaks a creolized language, especially one based on French or Spanish.

A black slave born in the Americas as opposed to one brought from Africa. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Creoles. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.