My literature anthology says that Kate Chopins mother was Creole. Does that mean then that Chopin has African roots?
A. No. In American English, the word “Creole” (the noun form of the word) carries several different meanings. For Kate Chopin, the following definition applies (it’s from the Merriam Webster online dictionary): “a white person descended from early French or Spanish settlers of the United States Gulf states and preserving their speech and culture.
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- My literature anthology says that Kate Chopins mother was Creole. Does that mean then that Chopin has African roots?
- My literature anthology says that Kate Chopins mother was Creole. Does that mean that Chopin has African roots?
