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Balikpapan is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Balikpapan in a sentence

Balikpapan meaning

A city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Using Balikpapan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Context around Balikpapan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

connecting 1× biodiverse 1× two 1×

Often after:

samarinda 1× class 1×

Sentence patterns with Balikpapan

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

and two balikpapan class landing 1× bridge connecting balikpapan and north 1× in biodiverse balikpapan in eastern 1× through the balikpapan samarinda toll 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a controversial bridge 1× a man walks 1× people visit a 1× the maritime operations 1×

Common sentence endings:

aug 30 2019 1× class landing craft 1× of the bay 1× of the world 1×

Words around Balikpapan

Just before it in the word index:

balikis 3 balikatan 8 balika 4 balik 7 baliga 2 balidaan 2

Just after it in the word index:

balilo 4 balimela 2 balin 8 balinese 43 baling 16 balingen 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Balikpapan

  • In this selection, "balikpapan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, connecting, biodiverse, two, samarinda and class stand out and add context to how "balikpapan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and two balikpapan class landing and bridge connecting balikpapan and north. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "balikpapan" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with balikpapan

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

The Maritime Operations Element consists of four Pacific class patrol boats and two Balikpapan class landing craft. (17 words)

People visit a mangrove forest in biodiverse Balikpapan in eastern Borneo, the island that Indonesians call 'the lungs of the world'. (21 words)

A controversial bridge connecting Balikpapan and North Penajam Paser was developed as a shortcut, despite slicing through an island full of mangrove forests in the middle of the bay. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

A man walks through the Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road construction site in Kutai Kertanegara regency, East Kalimantan province, near the site of Indonesia’s proposed new capital on Aug. 30, 2019. (31 words)

A controversial bridge connecting Balikpapan and North Penajam Paser was developed as a shortcut, despite slicing through an island full of mangrove forests in the middle of the bay. (29 words)

People visit a mangrove forest in biodiverse Balikpapan in eastern Borneo, the island that Indonesians call 'the lungs of the world'. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

A controversial bridge connecting Balikpapan and North Penajam Paser was developed as a shortcut, despite slicing through an island full of mangrove forests in the middle of the bay.

People visit a mangrove forest in biodiverse Balikpapan in eastern Borneo, the island that Indonesians call 'the lungs of the world'.

A man walks through the Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road construction site in Kutai Kertanegara regency, East Kalimantan province, near the site of Indonesia’s proposed new capital on Aug. 30, 2019.

The Maritime Operations Element consists of four Pacific class patrol boats and two Balikpapan class landing craft.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "balikpapan" in a sentence?
An example: "A controversial bridge connecting Balikpapan and North Penajam Paser was developed as a shortcut, despite slicing through an island full of mangrove forests in the middle of the bay." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "balikpapan" from authentic English texts.
What does "balikpapan" mean?
Balikpapan means: A city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
How many example sentences with "balikpapan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "balikpapan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.