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

Rare word

Biak in a sentence

Related words

Biak | Biakato

Biak meaning

  1. A small island north of New Guinea.
  2. A language spoken on this island and others near it.

Using Biak

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small island north of New Guinea. | A language spoken on this island and others near it.
  • In the example corpus, biak often appears in combinations such as: biak numfor.

Context around Biak

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

supiori 1×

Often after:

numfor 2×

Sentence patterns with Biak

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

pact of biak na bato 1× regencies supiori biak numfor yapen 1× right to biak na bato 1× split from biak numfor regency 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

motorists are advised 1× supiori regency was 1× the revolution had 1×

Common sentence endings:

8 january 2004 1× of the country 1× paniai and mimika 1× to quezon avenue 1×

Words around Biak

Just before it in the word index:

biagio 7 biagini 13 biagi 2 biaggio 2 biaggi 4 biafrans 16

Just after it in the word index:

biakato 2 bial 7 biala 4 bialas 3 bialecki 2 bialetti 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Biak

  • In this selection, "biak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, supiori and numfor stand out and add context to how "biak" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include pact of biak na bato and regencies supiori biak numfor yapen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "biak" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with biak

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

Supiori Regency was split from Biak Numfor Regency on 8 January 2004. (12 words)

At that time it was envisaged that the new province would comprise ten existing regencies: Supiori, Biak Numfor, Yapen Islands, Waropen, Nabire, Dogiyai, Deiyai, Intan Jaya, Paniai and Mimika. (29 words)

The revolution had been in a state of truce since the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in 1897, with revolutionary leaders having accepted exile outside of the country. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Motorists are advised to take alternate routes: from Quezon Avenue, turn right to Biak Na Bato Street, turn left to Dapitan Street, turn left to Cordillera Street, and back to Quezon Avenue. (32 words)

The revolution had been in a state of truce since the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in 1897, with revolutionary leaders having accepted exile outside of the country. (31 words)

At that time it was envisaged that the new province would comprise ten existing regencies: Supiori, Biak Numfor, Yapen Islands, Waropen, Nabire, Dogiyai, Deiyai, Intan Jaya, Paniai and Mimika. (29 words)

Example sentences (4)

Motorists are advised to take alternate routes: from Quezon Avenue, turn right to Biak Na Bato Street, turn left to Dapitan Street, turn left to Cordillera Street, and back to Quezon Avenue.

At that time it was envisaged that the new province would comprise ten existing regencies: Supiori, Biak Numfor, Yapen Islands, Waropen, Nabire, Dogiyai, Deiyai, Intan Jaya, Paniai and Mimika.

Supiori Regency was split from Biak Numfor Regency on 8 January 2004.

The revolution had been in a state of truce since the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in 1897, with revolutionary leaders having accepted exile outside of the country.

Common combinations with biak

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "biak" in a sentence?
An example: "Motorists are advised to take alternate routes: from Quezon Avenue, turn right to Biak Na Bato Street, turn left to Dapitan Street, turn left to Cordillera Street, and back to Quezon Avenue." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "biak" from authentic English texts.
What does "biak" mean?
Biak means: A small island north of New Guinea.
How many example sentences with "biak" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "biak", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.