Creeks

creek

C0732100 (krēk, krĭk)n.1. A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river. Also called regionally branch, brook¹, kill², run.2. A channel or stream running through a salt marsh: tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife.3. Chiefly British A small inlet in a shoreline, extending farther inland than a cove.Idiom: up the creek (without a paddle) Informal In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.

[Middle English creke, probably from Old Norse kriki, bend.]

Creek

C0732100 (krēk)n. pl. Creek or Creeks 1. a. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern Alabama, southwest Georgia, and northwest Florida and now located in central Oklahoma and southern Alabama. The Creek were removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s.b. The Muskogean language of the Creek.2. a. A Native American confederacy made up of the Creek and various smaller southeast tribes.b. A member of this confederacy. In all senses also called Muskogee¹.

[From the picturesque creeks near which they lived.]

Creeks

the name given by Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries to the confederation of Muskogean Indian tribes.

The Creeks lived in what are now the states of Georgia and Alabama and engaged in hoe farming, hunting, and fishing. By the time of European colonization, they were at the stage of forming an early class society. The seizure of Creek lands by colonizers in the 1830’s and the forced resettlement of the Creeks in Oklahoma marked the end of their independent development. The present-day Creeks (who numbered approximately 16,700 in 1950) are to a considerable extent assimilated. Their chief occupations are small farming and working for hire. In the past, the religious beliefs of the Creeks consisted of sun and fire worship; after colonization, the Creeks were Christianized.

单词	creeks
释义	Creeks creek C0732100 (krēk, krĭk)n.1. A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river. Also called regionally branch, brook¹, kill², run.2. A channel or stream running through a salt marsh: tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife.3. Chiefly British A small inlet in a shoreline, extending farther inland than a cove.Idiom: *up the creek (without a paddle)* Informal In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position. [Middle English creke, probably from Old Norse kriki, bend.] Creek C0732100 (krēk)n. pl. Creek or Creeks 1. a. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern Alabama, southwest Georgia, and northwest Florida and now located in central Oklahoma and southern Alabama. The Creek were removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s.b. The Muskogean language of the Creek.2. a. A Native American confederacy made up of the Creek and various smaller southeast tribes.b. A member of this confederacy. In all senses also called Muskogee¹. [From the picturesque creeks near which they lived.] IdiomsSeecreek Creeks Creeks the name given by Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries to the confederation of Muskogean Indian tribes. The Creeks lived in what are now the states of Georgia and Alabama and engaged in hoe farming, hunting, and fishing. By the time of European colonization, they were at the stage of forming an early class society. The seizure of Creek lands by colonizers in the 1830’s and the forced resettlement of the Creeks in Oklahoma marked the end of their independent development. The present-day Creeks (who numbered approximately 16,700 in 1950) are to a considerable extent assimilated. Their chief occupations are small farming and working for hire. In the past, the religious beliefs of the Creeks consisted of sun and fire worship; after colonization, the Creeks were Christianized. LegalSeeCreek
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