creek
noun
/kɹik/
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/kɹiːk/
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/kɹɪk/
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[kɹiːk]
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[kɹɪ(ː)k]
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- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
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ruisseau
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- (British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
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crique
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Creek
properNoun
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- The Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.
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creek
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