concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: creoles

creoles
type: Concept
broader: racial, ethnic, and nationality groups
broader: population
broader: languages (linguistics)
broader: language variation
broader: global perspectives
definition: The term Creole originally referred to any person, black or white, born in Caribbean or South American colonies during the European colonization of those areas. These Creole people were believed to form unique Creole societies, with a distinct culture in terms of food, language, values, and so on. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Creole]

global perspectives
type: Concept
narrower: creoles

language variation
type: Concept
narrower: creoles

languages (linguistics)
type: Concept
narrower: creoles

population
type: Concept
narrower: creoles

racial, ethnic, and nationality groups
type: Concept
narrower: creoles