Meanings
proper noun
- A small coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX4758).
Origin
From the River Cree + town; originally named Ferrytown of Cree.
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APA
Creetown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Creetown
MLA
“Creetown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Creetown. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Creetown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Creetown.
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