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How do you use Abdera in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Abdera in a sentence

Abdera meaning

  1. An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece.
  2. A modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.

Using Abdera

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece. | A modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.
  • In the example corpus, abdera often appears in combinations such as: of abdera, abdera in, abdera abdera.

Context around Abdera

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

classical 1× hic 1×

Often after:

460 1× non 1×

Sentence patterns with Abdera

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

atticus hic abdera non tacente 1× city of abdera in thrace 1× classical abdera abdera had flourished 1× democritus of abdera 460 370 1× man from abdera in thrace 1× of classical abdera abdera had 1× resident of abdera 1× say at abdera and others 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

atomist school the 1× cicero ridicules the 1× diogenes laërtius says 1× heracles founded the 1× in his tale 1× note that democritus 1×

Common sentence endings:

bce from thrace 1× highly strategic position 1× of the departed 1× resident of abdera 1× tacente me cicero 1× was closely associated 1×

Words around Abdera

Just before it in the word index:

abdelwahid 5 abdelsalam 3 abdelrazik 3 abdelrahman 6 abdelnour 2 abdelmenam 2

Just after it in the word index:

abderhalden 2 abderholden 2 abderrahim 2 abderrazak 2 abdeshahian 2 abdeslam 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Abdera

  • In this selection, "abdera" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, classical, hic, 460 and non stand out and add context to how "abdera" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include atticus hic abdera non tacente and city of abdera in thrace. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abdera" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abdera

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Note that Democritus was a resident of Abdera. (8 words)

Cicero ridicules the city in his letters to Atticus, "Hic, Abdera non tacente me" Cicero. (15 words)

Heracles founded the city of Abdera in Thrace in his memory, where he was honored with athletic games. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

In his tale "The Doubter" (circa 150 AD), he relates how Democritus "the learned man from Abdera in Thrace " lived in a tomb outside the city gates to prove that cemeteries were not haunted by the spirits of the departed. (40 words)

The west gate of classical Abdera Abdera had flourished especially in ancient times mainly for two reasons : because of the large area of their territory and their highly strategic position. (30 words)

Atomist school The first explicitly materialistic system was formed by Leucippus (5th century BCE) and his pupil Democritus of Abdera (460-370 BCE) from Thrace. (25 words)

Example sentences (8)

The west gate of classical Abdera Abdera had flourished especially in ancient times mainly for two reasons : because of the large area of their territory and their highly strategic position.

Atomist school The first explicitly materialistic system was formed by Leucippus (5th century BCE) and his pupil Democritus of Abdera (460-370 BCE) from Thrace.

Cicero ridicules the city in his letters to Atticus, "Hic, Abdera non tacente me" Cicero.

Diogenes Laërtius says "Leucippus was born at Elea, but some say at Abdera and others at Miletus," Diogenes Laërtius 9.30.

Heracles founded the city of Abdera in Thrace in his memory, where he was honored with athletic games.

In his tale "The Doubter" (circa 150 AD), he relates how Democritus "the learned man from Abdera in Thrace " lived in a tomb outside the city gates to prove that cemeteries were not haunted by the spirits of the departed.

Note that Democritus was a resident of Abdera.

Some sources claim that around 440 or 430 BCE Leucippus founded a school at Abdera, in which his pupil, Democritus, was closely associated.

Common combinations with abdera

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abdera" in a sentence?
An example: "The west gate of classical Abdera Abdera had flourished especially in ancient times mainly for two reasons : because of the large area of their territory and their highly strategic position." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "abdera" from authentic English texts.
What does "abdera" mean?
Abdera means: An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece.
How many example sentences with "abdera" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "abdera", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.