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Cauca in a sentence

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Cauca | Caucasian | Caucasus | Caucasians | Caucasoid | Caucasia | Caucasic

Cauca meaning

A department of Colombia.

Using Cauca

  • The main meaning on this page is: A department of Colombia.
  • In the example corpus, cauca often appears in combinations such as: of cauca, the cauca, cauca province.

Context around Cauca

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

west 1× bajo 1× colombia 1× southwestern 1×

Often after:

province 2× valley 2× colombia 1× piendamo 1× department 1× known 1× voluntarily 1× region 1× rises 1×

Sentence patterns with Cauca

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

area of cauca department in 1× areas of cauca and you 1× campaign in cauca in south 1× converge the cauca valley becomes 1× department of cauca voluntarily decided 1× from colombia cauca piendamo with 1× in suárez cauca and was 1× moreover the cauca region throughout 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a police source 1× after ecuador s 1× after the two 1× dulsrud with a 1× fruitless negotiations continued 1× head west to 1×

Common sentence endings:

and dark chocolate 1× forced to flee 1× from prying eyes 1× government of bogota 1× in a video 1× in may 1832 1×

Words around Cauca

Just before it in the word index:

cauayan 4 cau 8 catzavelos 5 catz 11 caty 3 catwoman 94

Just after it in the word index:

caucasia 3 caucasian 156 caucasians 22 caucasic 2 caucasoid 5 caucasus 138

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Cauca

  • In this selection, "cauca" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, west, bajo, colombia, province, valley and colombia stand out and add context to how "cauca" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include area of cauca department in and areas of cauca and you. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cauca" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cauca

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 Cordillera Occidental is separated from the Cordillera Central by the deep rift of the Cauca Valley. (17 words)

This harrowing scene on Tuesday unfolded in a rural school in Suárez, Cauca, and was captured in a video. (19 words)

After the two cordilleras converge, the Cauca Valley becomes a deep gorge all the way to the Caribbean lowlands. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

It sells a range of coffees online, including Carver’s Dream, a “bright, fruit-forward” blend of Guatemalan and Burundi coffees, and Coltrane, a medium-roast single origin from Colombia Cauca Piendamo with notes of black grape and dark chocolate. (40 words)

A police source said 10 officers were also injured in the explosion late on Friday in the town of Santander de Quilichao, in the south-western province of Cauca, known as a hot spot for drug trafficking and violence. (39 words)

On 20 October, Gustavo Herrera, the leader of the Colombia Humana campaign in Cauca in south-west Colombia (Medellín is in the north-west), was murdered by hitmen on a motorcycle on the road from Popayán to Puracé. (38 words)

Example sentences (16)

Dulsrud, with a team of researchers from Norway and the Pontifical Javierian University in Bogotá, has conducted on food insecurity in Colombia’s conflict-affected south-west Cauca province.

In an effort to quell the violence in a territory known as the Bajo Cauca, Colombia’s Minister of Defense Iván Velásquez announced that an additional 10,000 troops would be dispatched to this ore-rich region.

This harrowing scene on Tuesday unfolded in a rural school in Suárez, Cauca, and was captured in a video.

Head west to the Chocó or areas of Cauca and you’ll be able to live away from prying eyes.

It sells a range of coffees online, including Carver’s Dream, a “bright, fruit-forward” blend of Guatemalan and Burundi coffees, and Coltrane, a medium-roast single origin from Colombia Cauca Piendamo with notes of black grape and dark chocolate.

On 20 October, Gustavo Herrera, the leader of the Colombia Humana campaign in Cauca in south-west Colombia (Medellín is in the north-west), was murdered by hitmen on a motorcycle on the road from Popayán to Puracé.

One soldier was killed in the northeastern Catatumbo region and the director of the regional television station of the southwestern Cauca province was forced to flee.

The shooting took place at around 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 24 in a rural area of Cauca department in southwestern Colombia.

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A police source said 10 officers were also injured in the explosion late on Friday in the town of Santander de Quilichao, in the south-western province of Cauca, known as a hot spot for drug trafficking and violence.

In the southwestern province of Cauca, at least three police officers were killed and five injured in a bomb blast outside a police station in the town of Santander de Quilichaom, authorities said.

After Ecuador's separation, the Department of Cauca voluntarily decided to unite itself with Ecuador due to instability in the central government of Bogota.

After the two cordilleras converge, the Cauca Valley becomes a deep gorge all the way to the Caribbean lowlands.

Fruitless negotiations continued between the governments of Bogota and Quito, where the government of Bogota did not recognize the separation of Ecuador or that of Cauca from the Gran Colombia until war broke out in May 1832.

Moreover, the Cauca region throughout its long history had very strong economic and cultural ties with the people of Ecuador.

The Cordillera Occidental is separated from the Cordillera Central by the deep rift of the Cauca Valley.

The Río Cauca rises within convert of the border with Ecuador and flows through some of the best farmland in the country.

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Common combinations with cauca

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cauca" in a sentence?
An example: "Dulsrud, with a team of researchers from Norway and the Pontifical Javierian University in Bogotá, has conducted on food insecurity in Colombia’s conflict-affected south-west Cauca province." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cauca" from authentic English texts.
What does "cauca" mean?
Cauca means: A department of Colombia.
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