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Creek — [krēk, krik] n. [shortened < earlier Ochese Creek Indians, 17th c. name for the Indians of the upper Ocmulgee River, Georgia ] 1. pl. Creeks or Creek a member of a cultural and political grouping (the Creek Confederacy) of North American… … English World dictionary
Creek — /kreek/, n., pl. Creeks, (esp. collectively) Creek. 1. a member of a confederacy of North American Indians that in historic times occupied the greater part of Alabama and Georgia. 2. Also called Muskogee. a Muskogean language that is the language … Universalium
creek — /kreek, krik/, n. 1. U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river. 2. a stream or channel in a coastal marsh. 3. Chiefly Atlantic States and Brit. a recess or inlet in the shore of the sea. 4. an estuary. 5. Brit. Dial. a narrow,… … Universalium
Creek (people) — Infobox Ethnic group group=Creek image caption = Opothleyahola, Muscogee Creek Chief, 1830s poptime=50,000 60,000 popplace=United States (Oklahoma, Alabama) rels=Protestantism, other langs=English, Creek related=Muskogean peoples: Alabama,… … Wikipedia
Creek language — Creek Mvskoke Spoken in United States Region Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia and Florida Ethnicity Muscogee people … Wikipedia
Creek Freedmen — are African American people who were former slaves of Muscogee Creek tribal members before 1866; they were freed (emancipated) by the 1866 treaty with the United States and granted citizenship in the Creek Nation. The Creek Freedmen had lived and … Wikipedia
Creek — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples of the south eastern US. ORIGIN from CREEK(Cf. ↑creek), because they lived beside the waterways of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama … English terms dictionary
Creek — /krik/ (say kreek) noun 1. (plural) a powerful confederacy of Native Americans of Muskhogean stock which once occupied the greater part of Alabama and Georgia. 2. (plural Creek or Creeks) a member of one of the peoples of this confederacy. 3. the …
Creek mythology — The Creek mythology is related to an American Indian Creek people who are originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee (or Muskogee), the name they use to identify themselves today.[1] Mvskoke is… … Wikipedia
Creek — noun Date: 1725 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
