louisiana french

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Definition of louisiana french in English English dictionary

French as spoken by the descendants of the original French settlers of Louisiana

Related Terms

French Louisiana

Name for the French vast colony Louisiana (Louisiane in French) in the present USA, part of New France (Nouvelle France in French; with Canada), temporarily lost to and regained from Spain (1762-1801/3), until its sale in 1803 by French emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte to the USA in the so-called Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Louisiana Creole French

A French creole with elements of French, Spanish, Native American and West African languages spoken by the Louisiana Creole people

Hyphenation

Lou·i·si·an·a French

Turkish pronunciation

luiziänı frenç

Pronunciation

/lo͞oˌēzēˈanə ˈfrenʧ/ /luːˌiːziːˈænə ˈfrɛnʧ/