creek | ||
1. | [ noun ] (geography) a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) | |
Synonyms: | brook | |
Examples: | "the creek dried up every summer" |
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Related terms: | stream aegospotami | |
2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8663 | |
3. | [ noun ] any member of the Creek Confederacy of Muskhogean peoples (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma | |
Related terms: | Indian | |
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