- 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
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creek — creek … Dictionnaire des rimes
Creek — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Creek (homonymie). Creek Muskogee … Wikipédia en Français
CREEK — Tribu indienne d’Amérique du Nord, qui parlait une langue muskogean et occupait à l’origine une très grande partie des plaines de Georgie et d’Alabama. Le mode de subsistance des Creek reposait principalement sur la culture du maïs, des haricots… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Creek — may refer to: Creek, a small stream Creek (tidal), an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove Creek, a narrow channel/small stream between islands in the Florida Keys Muscogee (Creek), a native American people Creek language, the language of that… … Wikipedia
Creek — 〈[ kri:k] m. 6; Geol.〉 nur zur Regenzeit Wasser führender Fluss [engl., „Bucht“, amerikan. „kleiner Fluss“] * * * Creek [kri:k ], der; s, s [engl. creek, H. u., wohl aus dem Germ.] (Geogr.): 1. kleine Bucht an einer Meeresküste, die durch… … Universal-Lexikon
Creek — ist eine Bezeichnung in der englischen Sprache für eine geographische Form, die in unterschiedlichen Gebieten des englischen Sprachraumes jeweils eigene Bedeutungen hat: Im britischen Englisch wird damit allgemein ein Wasserlauf bezeichnet, der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Creek — (kr[=e]k), n. [AS. crecca; akin to D. kreek, Icel. kriki crack, nook; cf. W. crig crack, crigyll ravine, creek. Cf. {Crick}, {Crook}.] 1. A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creek — s.n. Curs de apă temporar în deşerturile sărate din Australia şi din America de Sud. [pr.: cric] – cuv. engl. Trimis de LauraGellner, 24.01.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 CREEK s.n. (Anglicism) Curs de apă temporar din deşerturile sărate din Australia şi… … Dicționar Român
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 — [kri:k] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old Norse; Origin: kriki bend ] 1.) AmE AusE a small narrow stream or river 2.) BrE a long narrow area of water that flows from the sea into the land 3.) be up the creek (without a paddle) spoken als … Dictionary of contemporary English
Creek — Indian tribe or confederation, 1725, named for CREEK (Cf. creek), the geographical feature, and abbreviated from Ochese Creek Indians, from the place in Georgia where English first encountered them. Native name is Muskogee, a word of uncertain… … Etymology dictionary
