Get to know Adur better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.
Adur meaning
- A river in West Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel.
- A local government district of West Sussex, formed in 1974 and named after the river, with its headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Using Adur
- The main meaning on this page is: A river in West Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel. | A local government district of West Sussex, formed in 1974 and named after the river, with its headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Context around Adur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Adur
- In this selection, "adur" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, neocleous, river, word, district and meaning stand out and add context to how "adur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adur is followed and illyrian word adur meaning sea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "adur" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with adur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Adur is followed by Hastings, also in Sussex, as the UK’s next least happy place (6.56). (18 words)
It comes following ‘a number of incidents’ in the town centre, a spokesperson for Adur and Worthing Police said. (19 words)
Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning 'sea' or 'water'. (22 words)
Cllr Steve Neocleous, Adur's cabinet member for regeneration and strategic planning, said: “This is the first step to breathing new life into Southwick Square and ensuring this important community hub can flourish. (33 words)
It seems possible that the people of the Haestingas may have had their own ruler for a while, and another sub-division may have been along the River Adur. (29 words)
The planning application for new “illuminated fascia” and a “suspended illuminated directory of services” was first submitted to Adur District Council on September 21. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
Adur is followed by Hastings, also in Sussex, as the UK’s next least happy place (6.56).
Cllr Steve Neocleous, Adur's cabinet member for regeneration and strategic planning, said: “This is the first step to breathing new life into Southwick Square and ensuring this important community hub can flourish.
The planning application for new “illuminated fascia” and a “suspended illuminated directory of services” was first submitted to Adur District Council on September 21.
It comes following ‘a number of incidents’ in the town centre, a spokesperson for Adur and Worthing Police said.
It seems possible that the people of the Haestingas may have had their own ruler for a while, and another sub-division may have been along the River Adur.
Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning 'sea' or 'water'.