Metis vs. Creole — What's the Difference?

The satellite of Jupiter that is closest to the planet.

A person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.

A person of mixed racial ancestry.

A mother tongue formed from the contact of a European language (especially English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese) with local languages (especially African languages spoken by slaves in the West Indies)

Often Métis A person of mixed Native American and French Canadian ancestry.

Relating to a Creole or Creoles

A person of mixed-race ancestry.

A person of European ancestry born in the West Indies or Spanish America.

(US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

A person descended from or culturally related to the original French settlers of the southern United States, especially Louisiana.

(knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

The French dialect spoken by these people.

Of mixed heritage

A person descended from or culturally related to the Spanish and Portuguese settlers of the Gulf States.

Of Métis heritage.

Often creole A person of mixed African and European ancestry who speaks a creolized language, especially one based on French or Spanish.

The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.

A black slave born in the Americas as opposed to one brought from Africa.

The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon.

Creole A creolized language.

A half-breed of white and Indian parentage

Haitian Creole.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Creoles.

Creole Cooked with a spicy sauce containing tomatoes, onions, and peppers

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

A style of hoop earrings that comprise of a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape

One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp. a person of French or Spanish descent, who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico.

Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.

A person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

A person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)

A mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

Of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both;

Of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana;