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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch creke, from Old Dutch krika, from Proto-West Germanic *krikō, from Proto-Germanic *krikô.
Pronunciation
Noun
kreek f (plural kreken, diminutive kreekje n)
- a small inlet or gully of the sea, a creek (UK meaning)
- (Suriname) a stream of water smaller than a river, a creek (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)