Get to know Bandas better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.
Bandas meaning
plural of banda
Using Bandas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of banda
- In the example corpus, bandas often appears in combinations such as: the bandas.
Context around Bandas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bandas
- In this selection, "bandas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, foote, location and citation stand out and add context to how "bandas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bandas are samba and capture the bandas foote and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bandas" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bandas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bandas are samba musical bands, also called "street carnival bands", usually formed within a single neighborhood or musical back-ground. (20 words)
After departing from Madras, Cole informed Foote and Kenah of Cole's plan to capture the Bandas; Foote and Kenah agreed. (21 words)
They have inherited aspects of pre-colonial ritual practices in the Bandas that are highly valued and still performed, giving them a distinct and very local cultural identity. (28 words)
Hannard (1991), page 7; citation The first Europeans to reach the Bandas, the expedition remained in Banda for about one month, purchasing and filling their ships with Banda's nutmeg and mace, and with cloves in which Banda had a thriving entrepôt trade. (43 words)
In November of that year, after having secured Malacca and learning of the Bandas' location, Albuquerque sent an expedition of three ships led by his good friend António de Abreu to find them. (33 words)
In Singapore, Captain Spencer informed Cole that over 700 regular Dutch troops may be located in the Bandas. citation citation The squadron took a circuitous route to avoid alerting the Dutch. (31 words)
Example sentences (6)
After departing from Madras, Cole informed Foote and Kenah of Cole's plan to capture the Bandas; Foote and Kenah agreed.
Bandas are samba musical bands, also called "street carnival bands", usually formed within a single neighborhood or musical back-ground.
Hannard (1991), page 7; citation The first Europeans to reach the Bandas, the expedition remained in Banda for about one month, purchasing and filling their ships with Banda's nutmeg and mace, and with cloves in which Banda had a thriving entrepôt trade.
In November of that year, after having secured Malacca and learning of the Bandas' location, Albuquerque sent an expedition of three ships led by his good friend António de Abreu to find them.
In Singapore, Captain Spencer informed Cole that over 700 regular Dutch troops may be located in the Bandas. citation citation The squadron took a circuitous route to avoid alerting the Dutch.
They have inherited aspects of pre-colonial ritual practices in the Bandas that are highly valued and still performed, giving them a distinct and very local cultural identity.
Common combinations with bandas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: