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Creek
01
a narrow, shallow watercourse, often flowing through a confined natural channel
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
creeks
Examples
The children played by the creek, skipping stones and exploring the banks.
02
a member of the Creek Confederacy, especially the Muskogee people, now primarily living in Oklahoma
Examples
The Creek were among the major Indigenous nations of the southeastern United States.
