Get to know Demerara better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like river or colony.
Demerara in a sentence
Demerara meaning
- A river which rises in the rainforests of Guyana, and flows north to the Atlantic Ocean, which the country's capital of Georgetown is situated on; in full, the Demerara River.
- A region of Guyana in South America, Essequebo en Demerary (Essequibo and Demerara), formerly a Dutch (later British) colony, located around the lower courses of this river.
Synonyms of Demerara
Using Demerara
- The main meaning on this page is: A river which rises in the rainforests of Guyana, and flows north to the Atlantic Ocean, which the country's capital of Georgetown is situated on; in full, the Demerara River. | A region of Guyana in South America, Essequebo en Demerary (Essequibo and Demerara), formerly a Dutch (later British) colony, located around the lower courses of this river.
- Useful related words include: cane sugar, river, colony, settlement.
- In the example corpus, demerara often appears in combinations such as: coast demerara, bank demerara, of demerara.
Context around Demerara
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Demerara
- In this selection, "demerara" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, coast, bank, west, harbour, regional and ebd stand out and add context to how "demerara" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the west demerara regional hospital and 10 upper demerara berbice should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "demerara" sits close to words such as andreas, audits and bcci, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with demerara
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They are Georgetown, Berbice, East Coast Demerara, Bartica, Linden, Essequibo, and West Demerara. (13 words)
Berbice go head to head with Essequibo at GCC, while Select XI will take on Demerara at Enmore. (18 words)
After completing his MD, he returned to Guyana and worked at the West Demerara Regional Hospital alongside the Cuban Medical Brigade. (21 words)
An eyewitness reported to the police that she was on Sideline Road opposite her home when she saw the suspect, a resident of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara (WBD) come across a bridge north from where she was sitting on a pedal cycle. (42 words)
With the upgrading of the West Coast Demerara/East Bank Essequibo and the East Coast Demerara/West Coast Berbice roadways, the Government decided in the mid-1970s to cease operating the railway services, which were being run at a loss. (40 words)
The four-lane highway is being built from the intersection of the Ogle Airstrip Road and the Rupert Craig Highway on the East Coast of Demerara towards Haags Bosch in Eccles, on the East Bank of Demerara. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The new ‘fly-over’ Demerara Harbour Bridge is intended to stretch across from La Grange on the West Bank Demerara to Nandy Park on the East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Commuters to West Demerara have a choice of road transport via the Demerara Harbour Bridge or by the Demerara River ferry from the Stabroek Stelling to Vreed en Hoop, which is obliquely opposite.
These are at Parika, East Bank Essequibo; Parfaite Harmonie and Wales, West Bank Demerara; Caledonia and Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara and Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown.
Tiffany Grant of Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara was arrested on Wednesday morning after she was found with a quantity of cannabis while at the prison on the East Coast of Demerara.
With Demerara winning the toss and opting to field first, Berbice had a rocky start, their top order being blown away by a collective Demerara bowling effort.
The complex will be located in Eccles, East Bank Demerara and is expected to feature three entry points connected to major roadways, including the Demerara Harbour Bridge, the Ogle East Bank bypass, and Heroes Highway.
The four-lane highway is being built from the intersection of the Ogle Airstrip Road and the Rupert Craig Highway on the East Coast of Demerara towards Haags Bosch in Eccles, on the East Bank of Demerara.
THE new modern state-of-the-art West Demerara Regional Hospital is crucial for the growing populace in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), People’s Progressive Party (PPP)’s General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has proclaimed.
They are Georgetown, Berbice, East Coast Demerara, Bartica, Linden, Essequibo, and West Demerara.
Dead is Ramona Hunte, called “Mitzy,” of Lot 160 Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, who was pronounced dead on arrival to the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
With the upgrading of the West Coast Demerara/East Bank Essequibo and the East Coast Demerara/West Coast Berbice roadways, the Government decided in the mid-1970s to cease operating the railway services, which were being run at a loss.
After completing his MD, he returned to Guyana and worked at the West Demerara Regional Hospital alongside the Cuban Medical Brigade.
After the end of the apprenticeship, the freed Africans started buying plantations in each of the three counties of Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo, and converted them into villages.
Along with that, the minister informed this publication that the residents of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) should also expect significant infrastructure projects, with an allocation of over $1.6 billion.
A motorcyclist was killed during the wee hours of Wednesday after he collided with a truck at the Railway Embankment Road, Triumph, East Coast Demerara.
A motorcyclist was killed on Friday morning after losing control of his bike and skidding on the East Bank Demerara Public Road.
An eyewitness reported to the police that she was on Sideline Road opposite her home when she saw the suspect, a resident of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara (WBD) come across a bridge north from where she was sitting on a pedal cycle.
At least three improvised weapons and a quantity of cannabis (ganja) were found on Friday during a search of the Timehri Prison located on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD).
At noon, the other two matches unravel as Georgetown and the undefeated Upper Demerara collide on Field 1, while East Bank and East Coast battle on the other Field.
Berbice go head to head with Essequibo at GCC, while Select XI will take on Demerara at Enmore.
Common combinations with demerara
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: