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### Description

`CREATE TABLE` statement is used to define a table in an existing database. 

The CREATE statements:

* [CREATE TABLE USING DATA_SOURCE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table-datasource.html)
* [CREATE TABLE USING HIVE FORMAT](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table-hiveformat.html)
* [CREATE TABLE LIKE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table-like.html)

### Related Statements

* [ALTER TABLE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-alter-table.html)
* [DROP TABLE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-drop-table.html)