Sugaw Creek

proper noun

A stream (creek) in North Carolina (a tributary of the Catawba), and any of several things (parks, churches, streets) named after it.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sugar Creek

  1. A stream (creek) in North Carolina (a tributary of the Catawba), and any of several things (parks, churches, streets) named after it.

Origin

From a Catawba word meaning "huts, houses" (see suk (“house”)).

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Cite this entry
APA

Sugaw Creek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sugaw%20Creek

MLA

“Sugaw Creek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sugaw%20Creek. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sugaw Creek,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sugaw%20Creek.

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