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Word: Creek
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kriːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a narrow, sheltered waterway, especially an inlet in a shoreline or channel in a marsh
Short Definition:narrow, sheltered waterway
Examples:- a sandy beach in a sheltered creek
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