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Bactrian | Bactrians

Bactrian meaning

  1. A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
  2. A Bactrian camel

Using Bactrian

  • The main meaning on this page is: A native or inhabitant of Bactria. | A Bactrian camel
  • In the example corpus, bactrian often appears in combinations such as: bactrian camels.

Context around Bactrian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

female 1× graeco 1× old 1× greco 1×

Often after:

camels 5× camel 1× coins 1× dialect 1× forces 1×

Sentence patterns with Bactrian

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

100 bc bactrian camels attained 1× a bactrian camel that 1× and graeco bactrian coins from 1× appeared and bactrian camels could 1× bactrian camels by 1× includes female bactrian camels zaya 1× local greco bactrian forces 1× not even bactrian camels can 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bactrian camel 1× bactrian camels by 1× following gobi s 1× gobi rangelands are 1× however between 500 1× military uses main 1×

Common sentence endings:

and omits hyphens 1× attained military use 1× born in bactria 1× camels can survive 1× could be ridden 1× greco bactrian forces 1×

Words around Bactrian

Just before it in the word index:

bactria 21 bacton 2 bacteroides 3 bacterium 112 bacteriostatic 3 bacteriorhodopsin 3

Just after it in the word index:

bactrians 2 baculoviridae 2 baculoviruses 3 baculum 3 bacuna 7 bacup 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Bactrian

  • In this selection, "bactrian" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, female, graeco, old, camels, camel and coins stand out and add context to how "bactrian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 100 bc bactrian camels attained and a bactrian camel that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bactrian" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bactrian

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

Bactrian camels by sand dunes in Gobi Desert. (8 words)

However, between 500–100 BC, Bactrian camels attained military use. (10 words)

Tappe-i-Maranjan is a nearby hill where Buddhist statues and Graeco-Bactrian coins from the 2nd century BC have been found. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

A bactrian camel that illustrates the idiom, for its humpy appearance camelCase (also camel caps or medial capitals) is the practice of writing compound words or phrases such that each word or abbreviation begins with a capital letter (and omits hyphens). (41 words)

Military uses main A special BSF Camel contingent during the annual Republic Day Parade in India British Imperial Camel Corps Brigade in Egypt By at least 1200 BC, the first camel saddles had appeared, and Bactrian camels could be ridden. (40 words)

Gobi rangelands are fragile and are easily destroyed by overgrazing, which results in expansion of the true desert, a stony waste where not even Bactrian camels can survive. (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

Following Gobi’s death, visitors brought cards, posters and flowers and placed them outside the camel display which includes female Bactrian camels Zaya and Baika.

A bactrian camel that illustrates the idiom, for its humpy appearance camelCase (also camel caps or medial capitals) is the practice of writing compound words or phrases such that each word or abbreviation begins with a capital letter (and omits hyphens).

Bactrian camels by sand dunes in Gobi Desert.

Gobi rangelands are fragile and are easily destroyed by overgrazing, which results in expansion of the true desert, a stony waste where not even Bactrian camels can survive.

However, between 500–100 BC, Bactrian camels attained military use.

Military uses main A special BSF Camel contingent during the annual Republic Day Parade in India British Imperial Camel Corps Brigade in Egypt By at least 1200 BC, the first camel saddles had appeared, and Bactrian camels could be ridden.

Tappe-i-Maranjan is a nearby hill where Buddhist statues and Graeco-Bactrian coins from the 2nd century BC have been found.

The " Avesta "—the holy book of Zoroastrianism—was written in the old-Bactrian dialect; it is also thought that Zoroaster was most likely born in Bactria.

The Mauryas introduced Hinduism and Buddhism to the region, and were planning to capture more territory of Central Asia until they faced local Greco-Bactrian forces.

Common combinations with bactrian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bactrian" in a sentence?
An example: "Following Gobi’s death, visitors brought cards, posters and flowers and placed them outside the camel display which includes female Bactrian camels Zaya and Baika." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "bactrian" from authentic English texts.
What does "bactrian" mean?
Bactrian means: A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
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