Creolization
//ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole. countable, uncountable
- 2 of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture. Trinidad-and-Tobago, countable, uncountable
Etymology
From creole + -ization.
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