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Bakassi is an English word starting with the letter B. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Bakassi in a sentence

Using Bakassi

  • In the example corpus, bakassi often appears in combinations such as: the bakassi, in bakassi, bakassi peninsula.

Context around Bakassi

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

akpabuyo 3× new 1× okey 1× 2009 1× near 1× cameroon 1×

Often after:

peninsula 2× boys 2× federal 1× enjoyed 1× calabar 1× idp 1× returnees 1× youths 1× created 1× remained 1×

Sentence patterns with Bakassi

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

all his bakassi boys were 1× areas in bakassi without any 1× bakassi peninsula cameroon 1× battallion near bakassi idp camp 1× called new bakassi which they 1× crisis in bakassi created by 1× displaced from bakassi were first 1× host okey bakassi to share 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after southern cameroons 1× all his bakassi 1× as an example 1× bakassi peninsula cameroon 1× bassey who is 1× because the general 1×

Common sentence endings:

and even banditry 1× back to cameroon 1× by the militants 1× camp in 2018 1× federal constituency election 1× fellowship to them 1×

Words around Bakassi

Just before it in the word index:

bakary 6 bakarwals 2 bakarwal 5 bakari 13 bakare 64 bakar 15

Just after it in the word index:

bakau 2 bakayoko 30 bake 667 baked 886 bakehouse 14 bakelite 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abdollahian 37 abergavenny 37 abeyance 37 abounded 37 acetylene 37

Corpus analysis for Bakassi

  • In this selection, "bakassi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, akpabuyo, new, okey, peninsula, boys and federal stand out and add context to how "bakassi" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all his bakassi boys were and areas in bakassi without any. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bakassi" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bakassi

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

In 2009, Bakassi was handed over to Cameroon. (8 words)

Bakassi peninsula: Cameroon intensifies search for 34 missing. (8 words)

All his Bakassi boys were around they did nothing. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Speaking on why they need it now, the leader of the Bakassi youths, Mr Kingsley Asuquo, said they had been suffering following the ceding of the oil wells and had been rendered homeless in the country. (36 words)

Yet, Chuma Nzeribe, who is far more controversial given his role in the Bakassi Boys episode which saw hundreds of people killed without trial, printed posters in his hometown claiming to be the rightful candidate. (35 words)

The report said militants from South South, who see the move to take over Bakassi as victimization of the zone, hit Cameroon gendarmes and wounded about four soldiers, out of which one later died. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Fishermen displaced from Bakassi were first settled in a landlocked area called New Bakassi, which they claimed was already inhabited and not suitable for fishermen like them but only for farmers.

Bassey who is the APC House of Representatives candidate for Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi Federal Constituency, noted that he had always played by the rule in politics.

Before the current onslaught, Akpabuyo/ Bakassi enjoyed the notoriety of heightened insecurity such as kidnapping, gangsterism, cultism, robbery, and even banditry.

Deputy Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Joseph Bassey, has been declared winner of the Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency election.

The military are on high alert following the recapture of areas in Bakassi without any challenge by the militants.

The hosts invite Nigerian comedian, actor, and TV host Okey Bakassi to share his opinion on career opportunities, relationships, and more.

As an example, Nigeria’s Senate in 2007 called into question the World Court’s ruling that the Bakassi Peninsula should be handed back to Cameroon.

All his Bakassi boys were around they did nothing.

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Because the general perception is that Bakassi was sacrificed for the war.

In 2009, Bakassi was handed over to Cameroon.

Owerrem had defiled a 14 years old IDP girl, when he was OC of the Special Force Battallion, near Bakassi IDP camp, in 2018.

She said that the NPA was moved by the dilapidated living condition of the Bakassi returnees in the camp and felt there was the need to extend a hand of fellowship to them.

Speaking on why they need it now, the leader of the Bakassi youths, Mr Kingsley Asuquo, said they had been suffering following the ceding of the oil wells and had been rendered homeless in the country.

The report said militants from South South, who see the move to take over Bakassi as victimization of the zone, hit Cameroon gendarmes and wounded about four soldiers, out of which one later died.

Yet, Chuma Nzeribe, who is far more controversial given his role in the Bakassi Boys episode which saw hundreds of people killed without trial, printed posters in his hometown claiming to be the rightful candidate.

Bakassi peninsula: Cameroon intensifies search for 34 missing.

He applauded Ayade for keeping to his promise, maintaining that the governor is seeking solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Bakassi created by the international community.

I told you that Bakassi is gone for good… So your little vapid dreams are just a waste of time.

We have promised the people housing and we have done that in Bakassi, the houses are at various stages of completion.

After Southern Cameroons voted in 1961 to leave Nigeria and became a part of Cameroon, Bakassi remained under Calabar administration in Nigeria until ICJ judgement of 2002.

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Common combinations with bakassi

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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