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creolize

Pronunciation: /ˈkriːə(ʊ)lʌɪz, ˈkrɪɒl-/

(also creolise)
Definition of creolize

verb

[with object]
  • form (a Creole language) from the contact of a European language with a local language: (as adjective creolized)a creolized variety of French

Derivatives

creolization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

creolize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of creolize in the US English dictionary

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