"Battle Creek" meaning in English

See Battle Creek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Battle Creek}} Battle Creek
  1. A city in northwest Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Michigan, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Battle_Creek-en-name-aKyD2jG0 Categories (other): Utah, USA Disambiguation of Utah, USA: 33 4 26 10 27
  2. A river in Michigan, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. Categories (place): Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Michigan, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Battle_Creek-en-name-s7juZkcn
  3. A city in Ida County, Iowa. Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Battle_Creek-en-name-3borY0G4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Utah, USA Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 60 1 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 1 57 6 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 1 58 5 28 Disambiguation of Utah, USA: 33 4 26 10 27
  4. A city in Madison County, Nebraska. Categories (place): Cities in Nebraska, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Battle_Creek-en-name-ylXyNh6L Categories (other): Utah, USA Disambiguation of Utah, USA: 33 4 26 10 27
  5. (historical) The former name of Pleasant Grove, a city in Utah. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Battle_Creek-en-name-KwzaUNfb Categories (other): Utah, USA Disambiguation of Utah, USA: 33 4 26 10 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cereal City (english: nickname for the Michigan city) Derived forms: Battle Creeker Related terms: Battle Lake
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