Torres Strait Creole

UK/ˈtɔːɹɛz stɹeɪt ˈkɹiːəʊl/US/ˈtɔːɹɛz stɹeɪt ˈkɹiːoʊl/

proper noun

A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands.

Similar
Torres Strait BrokenTorres Strait PidginCape York CreoleLockhart Creole

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands.

    Synonyms: Torres Strait Broken, Torres Strait Pidgin, Cape York Creole, Lockhart Creole

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands.

Similar
Torres Strait BrokenTorres Strait PidginCape York CreoleLockhart Creole
Also see

Origin

From Torres Strait + Creole (“language formed from two parent languages”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Torres Strait Creole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torres%20Strait%20Creole

MLA

“Torres Strait Creole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torres%20Strait%20Creole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torres Strait Creole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torres%20Strait%20Creole.

Source: Torres Strait Creole on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.