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Colinton is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Colinton in a sentence

Colinton meaning

  1. A suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2269).
  2. A hamlet in Athabasca County, northern Alberta, Canada.
  3. A locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

Using Colinton

  • The main meaning on this page is: A suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2269). | A hamlet in Athabasca County, northern Alberta, Canada. | A locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

Context around Colinton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nichol 1×

Often after:

road 1×

Sentence patterns with Colinton

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

jackson nichol colinton and emma 1× situated on colinton road 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

jackson nichol colinton 1× steeped in tradition 1×

Common sentence endings:

on colinton road 1× tied for third 1×

Words around Colinton

Just before it in the word index:

colins 3 colindres 2 colindale 3 colinas 8 colina 11 colin 1.121

Just after it in the word index:

coliseo 2 coliseu 2 coliseum 294 colistin 3 colitis 37 coll 40

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Colinton

  • In this selection, "colinton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nichol and road stand out and add context to how "colinton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include jackson nichol colinton and emma and situated on colinton road. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colinton" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colinton

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

Jackson Nichol (Colinton) and Emma Kerr (Whitecourt) tied for third. (10 words)

Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road. (23 words)

Jackson Nichol (Colinton) and Emma Kerr (Whitecourt) tied for third. (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road.

Jackson Nichol (Colinton) and Emma Kerr (Whitecourt) tied for third.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colinton" in a sentence?
An example: "Steeped in tradition, Merchiston Castle, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school, is, like George Watson's, also situated on Colinton Road." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "colinton" from authentic English texts.
What does "colinton" mean?
Colinton means: A suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2269).
How many example sentences with "colinton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "colinton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.