Creole may refer to:

Anthropology

* Alaskan Creole people, people descended from the inhabitants of colonial Alaska before it became a part of the United States during the period of Russian rule *

Creole peoples Creole peoples may refer to various ethnic groups around the world. The term's meaning exhibits regional variations, often sparking debate. Creole peoples represent a diverse array of ethnicities, each possessing a distinct cultural identity tha ...

, ethnic groups which originated from linguistic, cultural, and often racial mixing of colonial-era emigrants from Europe with non-European peoples *

Criollo people In Hispanic America, criollo () is a term used originally to describe people of full Spaniards, Spanish descent born in the Viceroyalty, viceroyalties. In different Latin American countries, the word has come to have different meanings, mostly ...

, the historic name of people of full or near full Spanish descent in Colonial Hispanic America and the Spanish East Indies. *

Louisiana Creole people Louisiana Creoles (, , ) are a Louisiana French people, Louisiana French ethnic group descended from the inhabitants of colonial Louisiana (New France), Louisiana during the periods of French colonial empire, French and Spanish Empire, Spanis ...

, people descended from the inhabitants of colonial Louisiana before it became a part of the United States during the period of both French and Spanish rule *

Creole language A creole language, or simply creole, is a stable form of contact language that develops from the process of different languages simplifying and mixing into a new form (often a pidgin), and then that form expanding and elaborating into a full-fl ...

, a language that originated as a

pidgin A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified form of contact language that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn f ...

. Many creole languages are known by their speakers as some variant of "creole", for example spelled ''Kriol''. ** List of creole languages ***

English-based creole languages An English-based creole language (often shortened to English creole) is a creole language for which English was the '' lexifier'', meaning that at the time of its formation the vocabulary of English served as the basis for the majority of the cr ...

, sometimes abbreviated English creoles ***

French-based creole languages A French creole, or French-based creole language, is a creole language, creole for which French language, French is the lexifier. Most often this lexifier is not modern French but rather a 17th- or 18th-century Koiné language, koiné of French f ...

, also termed Bourbonnais creole or Mascarene creole in western Indian Ocean islands

Music

* Creole music, a genre of folk music in Louisiana, the United States

Performers and record labels

* La Compagnie Créole, French music group *

Kid Creole and the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created by August Darnell with Coati Mundi (musician), Andy Hernandez and Adriana Kaegi. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin ...

, American music group * The Kidd Creole (b. 1960), American rapper * Creole Records, a record label

Works

* '' La créole'', an 1875 opéra comique, with music by Jacques Offenbach * ''Creole'' (album), a 1998 album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label * "Creole" (song), a 2006 song from the album ''B'Day'' by Beyonce *

King Creole (soundtrack) ''King Creole'' is the second soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor, LPM 1884 in mono in September 1958, recorded in four days at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It contains songs written and rec ...

a 1958 soundtrack album and song by

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...

for his film of the same name

Ships

* French ship ''Créole'', various ships of the French Navy * ''Creole'', an American slave ship involved in the ''Creole'' case

Other uses

* Creole marble, a marble from quarries in Pickens County, Georgia, United States *

Creole (markup) Creole is a lightweight markup language, aimed at being a common markup language for wikis, enabling and simplifying the transfer of content between different wiki engines. History The idea was conceived during a workshop at the 2006 Internationa ...

, a common wiki markup language to be used across different wikis * Creole, Louisiana, a community in Cameron Parish, Louisiana * Creole Petroleum Corporation, an American oil company formed in 1920 and nationalized by Venezuela in 1976 *

Louisiana Creole cuisine Louisiana Creole cuisine (, , ) is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana, United States, which blends African cuisine, West African, French cuisine, French, Spanish cuisine, Spanish, and Native American cuisine, Native American influenc ...