How do you use Adelaide in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Adelaide meaning
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
- The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia.
Synonyms of Adelaide
Using Adelaide
- The main meaning on this page is: A female given name from the Germanic languages. | Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. | The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia.
- Useful related words include: state capital.
- In the example corpus, adelaide often appears in combinations such as: in adelaide, port adelaide, the adelaide.
Context around Adelaide
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Adelaide
- In this selection, "adelaide" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, port, north, improve, oval, australia and international stand out and add context to how "adelaide" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the port adelaide football club and 2 1 adelaide s way. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "adelaide" sits close to words such as contender, inherent and whistle, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with adelaide
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
AFL: Port Adelaide were too slick for Hawthorn on Saturday, beating the Hawks at Adelaide Oval. (16 words)
Chasing Adelaide's 5-125, the Heat reached 8-122 in Saturday night's final at Adelaide Oval. (18 words)
Adelaide Crows player Taylor (Tex) Walker signs autographs following a team training session at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. (19 words)
This year Feast also launches the Adelaide Queer Film Festival, and from 22-24 November, the Feast Hub will take over The Piccadilly in North Adelaide for a variety of more than 20 massive events, from comedy and spoken word to live music. (43 words)
Ideas floated include building the submarine hulls in Adelaide and then barging them to the United States or Britain for the nuclear reactor to be inserted, or barging the nuclear reactor module with its bomb-grade uranium core to Adelaide. (40 words)
It was 2-1 Adelaide's way in the final seconds of the Friday night match between Adelaide United and Campbelltown City at Gepps Cross in the National Premier League - the second tier of Australian professional men's football. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Adelaide Crows player Taylor (Tex) Walker signs autographs following a team training session at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
In 2006, the Ministry for the City of Adelaide was created to facilitate the state government's collaboration with the Adelaide City Council and the Lord Mayor to improve Adelaide's image.
The 2014 season saw both Port Adelaide and Adelaide move their home ground from Football Park to the redeveloped Adelaide Oval.
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic lost his doubles match but received a warm welcome from the crowd at the Adelaide International on Monday.
Chasing Adelaide's 5-125, the Heat reached 8-122 in Saturday night's final at Adelaide Oval.
Ideas floated include building the submarine hulls in Adelaide and then barging them to the United States or Britain for the nuclear reactor to be inserted, or barging the nuclear reactor module with its bomb-grade uranium core to Adelaide.
I love being a part of the Port Adelaide Football Club, have always loved being a part of the Port Adelaide Football Club and want to continue to be a part of it, that is my ultimate goal.
It was 2-1 Adelaide's way in the final seconds of the Friday night match between Adelaide United and Campbelltown City at Gepps Cross in the National Premier League - the second tier of Australian professional men's football.
Whatever doubts he may have harboured on entering Australia — and his heart was pounding as he approached the Adelaide customs officers he said — were dispelled by rapturous crowds each time he set foot on an Adelaide court.
In Adelaide, Australia’s fifth-most populous city with around 1.4 million residents, the O-Bahn’s concrete tracks allow for unimpeded travel between the northeastern suburbs and Adelaide’s central business district.
The winner of this clash between the undefeated North Melbourne and rising Port Adelaide will face one of the traditional powerhouses – Brisbane or Adelaide – in the grand final next Saturday night.
This year Feast also launches the Adelaide Queer Film Festival, and from 22-24 November, the Feast Hub will take over The Piccadilly in North Adelaide for a variety of more than 20 massive events, from comedy and spoken word to live music.
Adelaide Strikers skipper Alex Carey and Sydney Sixers paceman Josh Hazlewood will play in today’s clash at Adelaide Oval, while Stars duo Adam Zampa and Pete Handscomb have been named for their matchup with the Thunder.
AFL: Port Adelaide were too slick for Hawthorn on Saturday, beating the Hawks at Adelaide Oval.
However they will be boosted by the return of star midfielder Josh Dunkley from a syndesmosis injury for Monday night’s date with ladder-leaders Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
NOT to be completely outdone by his older brother, Campbell, North Adelaide’s Will Combe became the first North Adelaide player to win the Powerade Breakthrough Player Award.
Sydney’s loss proved to be Adelaide’s gain as the city will host the Adelaide International from Jan.
The shortening of the lock-down period in Adelaide has buoyed hopes the blockbuster clash will remain at the Adelaide Oval, beginning December 17.
While Adelaide Hills (above) remains a popular tourist area, Adelaide itself has the characteristics of a stagnant regional centre.
But she still loves going to Crows games and will be at Adelaide Oval on Saturday to cheer on co-captain Walker as he leads the Crows against Port Adelaide.
Common combinations with adelaide
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in adelaide 36×
- port adelaide 35×
- the adelaide 33×
- adelaide oval 17×
- adelaide and 15×
- of adelaide 14×
- at adelaide 11×
- to adelaide 10×
- and adelaide 9×
- adelaide to 8×