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Bourges meaning

A cathedral city, the capital of Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Using Bourges

  • The main meaning on this page is: A cathedral city, the capital of Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
  • In the example corpus, bourges often appears in combinations such as: bourges in, of bourges, over bourges.

Context around Bourges

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

toulouse 2× blois 1× enter 1× avaricum 1×

Often after:

river 1× boulevard 1× nantes 1× cathedral 1×

Sentence patterns with Bourges

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

dispute over bourges 2× along with bourges in the 1× archbishop of bourges 1× bordering the bourges river 1× chapter at bourges cathedral asked 1× held at bourges on 13 1× in toulouse bourges and orleans 1× lorient blois bourges nantes brest 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after a few 1× as a result 1× he then pursued 1× henry destroyed the 1× hunald was defeated 1× in a matter 1×

Common sentence endings:

dispute over bourges 2× 13 september 1276 1× advocate in paris 1× all were slaughtered 1× and on pavements 1× archbishop of bourges 1×

Words around Bourges

Just before it in the word index:

bourgeoning 2 bourgeon 7 bourgeoisie 94 bourgeois 207 bourg 7 bourelle 4

Just after it in the word index:

bourget 18 bourgh 4 bourgie 2 bourgmont 2 bourgogne 6 bourgoin 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdirahman 19 abdulfatah 19

Corpus analysis for Bourges

  • In this selection, "bourges" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, toulouse, blois, enter, river, boulevard and nantes stand out and add context to how "bourges" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dispute over bourges and along with bourges in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bourges" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bourges

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 incident took place on Bourges Boulevard and Drake Avenue, Hampton respectively. (12 words)

The most important of these was held at Bourges on 13 September 1276. (13 words)

After a few years of quiet study, Calvin entered the University of Bourges in 1529. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Sherr, p. 16. While the chapter at Bourges Cathedral asked him to become master of the choirboys there in 1508, it is not known how he responded, and there is no record of his having been employed there; most scholars presume he remained in Condé. (45 words)

Recorded in Bourges in 1979, this concert stands out as a moment of grace, partly due to its extreme tension and the risks taken collectively, which the audience still reminisces of to this day. (34 words)

Since the start of construction in 2019, the site has been the target of environmental activists, who have denounced the risk to biodiversity in the valley bordering the Bourges River. (30 words)

Example sentences (15)

Since the start of construction in 2019, the site has been the target of environmental activists, who have denounced the risk to biodiversity in the valley bordering the Bourges River.

The incident took place on Bourges Boulevard and Drake Avenue, Hampton respectively.

The call for "Black Thursday" resonated across Marseille, Lorient, Blois, Bourges, Nantes, Brest, Saint-Malo, Rennes, and beyond, with officers expressing their anger at police stations and on pavements.

Recorded in Bourges in 1979, this concert stands out as a moment of grace, partly due to its extreme tension and the risks taken collectively, which the audience still reminisces of to this day.

After a few years of quiet study, Calvin entered the University of Bourges in 1529.

As a result, Champagne decided to side with the pope in the dispute over Bourges.

Henry destroyed the remaining adulterine castles and expanded his power through various means and to different levels into Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Flanders, Nantes, Brittany, Quercy, Toulouse, Bourges and Auvergne.

He then pursued the study of law in in Toulouse, Bourges and Orleans, becoming a noted advocate in Paris.

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Hunald was defeated, and his son Waifer replaced him, who in turn confirmed Bordeaux as the capital city (along with Bourges in the north).

In a matter of weeks, peace had returned to France: Theobald's provinces were returned and Pierre de la Chatre was installed as Archbishop of Bourges.

Outraged, Louis swore upon relics that so long as he lived Pierre should never enter Bourges.

Sherr, p. 16. While the chapter at Bourges Cathedral asked him to become master of the choirboys there in 1508, it is not known how he responded, and there is no record of his having been employed there; most scholars presume he remained in Condé.

The entire population of the city of Avaricum (Bourges) (40,000 in all) were slaughtered.

The most important of these was held at Bourges on 13 September 1276.

Theobald had also offended Louis by siding with the pope in the dispute over Bourges.

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Common combinations with bourges

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bourges" in a sentence?
An example: "Since the start of construction in 2019, the site has been the target of environmental activists, who have denounced the risk to biodiversity in the valley bordering the Bourges River." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bourges" from authentic English texts.
What does "bourges" mean?
Bourges means: A cathedral city, the capital of Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
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