Creolization

//ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture. Trinidad-and-Tobago, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From creole + -ization.

Related phrases

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