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0002 layout: global
0003 title: CREATE TABLE
0004 displayTitle: CREATE TABLE
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0021
0022 ### Description
0023
0024 `CREATE TABLE` statement is used to define a table in an existing database.
0025
0026 The CREATE statements:
0027
0028 * [CREATE TABLE USING DATA_SOURCE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table-datasource.html)
0029 * [CREATE TABLE USING HIVE FORMAT](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table-hiveformat.html)
0030 * [CREATE TABLE LIKE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table-like.html)
0031
0032 ### Related Statements
0033
0034 * [ALTER TABLE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-alter-table.html)
0035 * [DROP TABLE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-drop-table.html)
