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creole

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1. creole - Noun

2. creole - Adjective

3. Creole - Proper noun

Meaning

One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp. a person of French or Spanish descent, who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico.

Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 because of its large Creole population, the influence of the French, and its cosmopolitan atmosphere. Constance Baker Motley

Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France. Paul Prudhomme

New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun. Poppy Z. Brite

The definition of gumbo is almost as slippery as that of Creole. Just as gumbo can contain pretty much any kind of meat or seafood, Creole is a vague and inclusive term for native New Orleanians, who may be black or white, depending on whom you're asking. Jay McInerney

You can easily put together your own favorite spice blend, whether that's a salt and pepper mixture or you're adding herbs to it or Creole spice. Just watch out for the sodium content. That why I encourage you to make your own. Emeril Lagasse

When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That's what the French Quarter is: it's a Creole community. Nicole Ari Parker

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