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- DictionaryCreek/kriːk/
noun
- 1. a member of a confederacy of North American peoples of the south-eastern US in the 16th to 19th centuries; their descendants now live mainly in Oklahoma.
- 2. the Muskogean language that was spoken by members of the Creek confederacy.
adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting the Creek or their language.
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The meaning of CREEK is a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river. How to use creek in a sentence.
CREEK definition: 1. a narrow area of water that flows into the land from the sea, a lake, etc.: 2. a stream or…. Learn more.
Creek definition: a stream smaller than a river.. See examples of CREEK used in a sentence.
n. 1. A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river. Also called regionally branch, brook1, kill2, run. 2. A channel or stream running through a salt marsh: tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife. 3. Chiefly British A small inlet in a shoreline, extending farther inland than a cove. Idiom:
noun. 1. mainly British. a narrow inlet or bay, esp of the sea. 2. US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand. a small stream or tributary. 3. See up the creek. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of creek noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CREEK definition: 1. a narrow area of water that flows into the land from a sea or river 2. a stream or narrow river. Learn more.
1. A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land. [British] [...] 2. A creek is a small stream or river. [US] [...] 3. See up the creek [...] More. Definitions of 'Creek' 1. Word forms: Creek or Creeks. a member of a confederacy of Native American peoples formerly living in Georgia and Alabama, now chiefly in Oklahoma.
A creek is a stream — like a river, but smaller — and if you grew up in the TV version of rural America, you probably had a creek babbling through your backyard and a dog that looked like Lassie.
Define creek: a small stream—usage, synonyms, more. chiefly British: a small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove
