Get to know Chiapa better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Chiapa meaning
- Clipping of Chiapa de Corzo.
- Former name of San Cristóbal de las Casas.
- Obsolete form of Chiapas: a state of Mexico.
Using Chiapa
- The main meaning on this page is: Clipping of Chiapa de Corzo. | Former name of San Cristóbal de las Casas. | Obsolete form of Chiapas: a state of Mexico.
- In the example corpus, chiapa often appears in combinations such as: chiapa de, at chiapa.
Context around Chiapa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chiapa
- In this selection, "chiapa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, casas stand out and add context to how "chiapa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2 at chiapa de corzo and laca is chiapa de corzo. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chiapa" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chiapa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The best-known area for this type of work, called "laca" is Chiapa de Corzo, which has a museum dedicated to it. (22 words)
It was one of two settlements initially called Villa Real de Chiapa de los Españoles and the other called Chiapa de los Indios. (23 words)
When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, they found the indigenous peoples divided into Mayan and non-Mayan, with the latter dominated by the Zoques and Chiapa. (28 words)
Higgens, p. 85. For most of the early and mid 19th century, Conservatives held most of the power and were concentrated in the larger cites of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapa (de Corzo), Tuxtla and Comitán. (37 words)
Many different glyphs, including this partial quatrefoil — —were used as a zero symbol for these Long Count dates, the earliest of which (on Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas ) has a date of 36 BC. (36 words)
A shell glyph – – was used as a zero symbol for these Long Count dates, the earliest of which (on Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas ) has a date of 36 BC. (32 words)
Example sentences (7)
It was one of two settlements initially called Villa Real de Chiapa de los Españoles and the other called Chiapa de los Indios.
A shell glyph – – was used as a zero symbol for these Long Count dates, the earliest of which (on Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas ) has a date of 36 BC.
Higgens, p. 85. For most of the early and mid 19th century, Conservatives held most of the power and were concentrated in the larger cites of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapa (de Corzo), Tuxtla and Comitán.
Many different glyphs, including this partial quatrefoil — —were used as a zero symbol for these Long Count dates, the earliest of which (on Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas ) has a date of 36 BC.
The best-known area for this type of work, called "laca" is Chiapa de Corzo, which has a museum dedicated to it.
The Chiapans, for whom the state is named, migrated into the center of the state during this time and settled around Chiapa de Corzo, the old Mixe–Zoque stronghold.
When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, they found the indigenous peoples divided into Mayan and non-Mayan, with the latter dominated by the Zoques and Chiapa.
Common combinations with chiapa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- chiapa de 7×
- at chiapa 2×