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Alderney meaning

The third-largest island of the Channel Islands.

Using Alderney

  • The main meaning on this page is: The third-largest island of the Channel Islands.
  • In the example corpus, alderney often appears in combinations such as: of alderney, in alderney, on alderney.

Context around Alderney

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

halifax 1× terminals 1× 1949 1× guernsey 1×

Often after:

ferry 1× states 1× woodside 1× landing 1× railway 1×

Sentence patterns with Alderney

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

alderney states is 1× conquer guernsey alderney and sark 1× ferry terminals alderney woodside and 1× guernsey and alderney but all 1× in 1949 alderney but not 1× in alderney the occupying 1× island of alderney 1× island of alderney on monday 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a man has 1× alderney states is 1× colonel richard kemp 1× each jurisdiction raises 1× easybet is a 1× ford 2004 pp 1×

Common sentence endings:

6 000 died 1× alderney and sark 1× closed and dismantled 1× island of alderney 1× jews were buried 1× least 40 000 1×

Words around Alderney

Just before it in the word index:

aldermen 145 aldermaston 4 aldermans 2 aldermanic 15 alderman 142 alderley 7

Just after it in the word index:

alderperson 5 alderpersons 5 alders 36 aldersgate 10 aldershot 37 aldersley 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Alderney

  • In this selection, "alderney" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, halifax, terminals, 1949, ferry, states and woodside stand out and add context to how "alderney" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alderney states is and conquer guernsey alderney and sark. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alderney" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alderney

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

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Alderney. (12 words)

The Halifax-Alderney ferry will operate on Saturday and offer holiday service on Sunday. (14 words)

The Canadians First Rally is scheduled to take place at Alderney Landing from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Colonel Richard Kemp, Britain’s former commander in Afghanistan who has carried out detailed research into the Nazis’ reign of terror on the island, has, for instance, the number of slave laborers who perished on Alderney is at least 40,000. (41 words)

The details, contained in a tender posted to Nova Scotia’s tender website on Friday, indicate that the city’s three ferry terminals, Alderney, Woodside, and the Halifax Ferry Terminal, will undergo upgrades between March and June. (37 words)

The group travelled on a twin-engine Dornier 228-212 plane which flew from Guernsey Airport and circled the island of Alderney on Monday, a week after the plane Sala was in dropped off the radar. (36 words)

Example sentences (15)

One of the few to remain on Alderney during the occupation, Pope identified an open grave on Longy Common “where approximately 200 to 300 Jews were buried”.

EasyBet is a joint-venture with Matchbook, a trading name of Triplebet, which is based on the Channel island of Alderney.

More than 1,000 people died during the Nazi occupation of Alderney in the Channel Islands, an inquiry will reveal this week.

The Halifax-Alderney ferry will operate on Saturday and offer holiday service on Sunday.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Alderney.

Colonel Richard Kemp, Britain’s former commander in Afghanistan who has carried out detailed research into the Nazis’ reign of terror on the island, has, for instance, the number of slave laborers who perished on Alderney is at least 40,000.

Alderney States is calling for action from Guernsey politicians over what it calls a "huge deterioration" in Aurigny's airline service in the past few weeks.

The details, contained in a tender posted to Nova Scotia’s tender website on Friday, indicate that the city’s three ferry terminals, Alderney, Woodside, and the Halifax Ferry Terminal, will undergo upgrades between March and June.

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The group travelled on a twin-engine Dornier 228-212 plane which flew from Guernsey Airport and circled the island of Alderney on Monday, a week after the plane Sala was in dropped off the radar.

The Canadians First Rally is scheduled to take place at Alderney Landing from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Each jurisdiction raises its own taxation, citation although in 1949 Alderney (but not Sark) transferred its fiscal rights to Guernsey.

Ford (2004), pp. 18–25 The French remained until September, when they sailed off to conquer Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark.

In Alderney, the occupying Germans built four camps in which over 700 people out of a total worker population of about 6,000 died.

Rail Historically there have been railway networks on Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney, but all of the lines on Jersey and Guernsey have been closed and dismantled.

Today there are three working railways in the Channel Islands, of which the Alderney Railway is the only one providing a regular timetabled passenger service.

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Common combinations with alderney

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alderney" in a sentence?
An example: "One of the few to remain on Alderney during the occupation, Pope identified an open grave on Longy Common “where approximately 200 to 300 Jews were buried”." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "alderney" from authentic English texts.
What does "alderney" mean?
Alderney means: The third-largest island of the Channel Islands.
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