Kreooli kultuur
that is the complete opposite of its original definition, and persists to this day.
Caribbean
In the Caribbean region, the term Creole is sometimes used to describe anyone, regardless of
race or ethnicity, who was born and raised in the region. It is sometimes used to refer to persons
of European, African, or mixed Afro-European descent such as mixed race people of
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Barbados and Suriname, or in
contradistinction to other ethnicities such as East Indians in Trinidad and Guyana, or Mestizos &
Creoles (African & European Decent) in Belize. It also refers to the syncretism of the various
cultures which influenced the area. This is also referred to as the creolization of society "due to
its ability to suggest some of the complex sociocultural issues also involved in the process".
Creole, 'Kreyol' or 'Kweyol' also refers to languages in the Caribbean that are derived from a
annaabi.ee 
