Kriol

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Australia/ˈkɹiɒl/UK/ˈkɹiːəʊl/UK/ˈkɹeɪəʊl/US/ˈkɹiːoʊl/

proper noun

A creole language widely spoken by Australian Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Roper River creole; Australian Kriol.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A creole language widely spoken by Australian Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Roper River creole; Australian Kriol.
  2. The Belizean Creole; descendants of African slaves who were brought primarily from Jamaica and Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast to cut down mahogany trees in Belize.
  3. A Portuguese-based creole spoken in Guinea-Bissau.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
australian kriol

Origin

From English creole.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Klori
Cite this entry
APA

Kriol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kriol

MLA

“Kriol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kriol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kriol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kriol.

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