First Known Use: 13th century
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creek
noun \ˈkrēk, ˈkrik\
: a small stream
Full Definition of CREEK
1
chiefly British : a small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove
2
: a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river
3
archaic : a narrow or winding passage
— up the creek
: in a difficult or perplexing situation
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Origin of CREEK
Middle English crike, creke, from Old Norse -kriki bend
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Creek
noun \ˈkrēk\
Definition of CREEK
1
: an American Indian confederacy of peoples chiefly of Muskogean stock of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida
2
: a member of any of the Creek peoples
3
: the Muskogean language of the Creek Indians
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First Known Use of CREEK
1725
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creek
noun \ˈkrēk, ˈkrik\
Definition of CREEK for Kids
: a stream of water usually larger than a brook and smaller than a river
Creek
noun \ˈkrēk\
Definition of CREEK for Kids
1
: a confederacy of American Indian people once occupying most of Alabama and Georgia
2
: the language of the Creek people
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