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Dyrrhachium is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dyrrhachium in a sentence

Dyrrhachium meaning

Synonym of Durrës (“a city in Albania”).

Using Dyrrhachium

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of Durrës (“a city in Albania”).
  • In the example corpus, dyrrhachium often appears in combinations such as: of dyrrhachium.

Context around Dyrrhachium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

capturing 1× attacking 1×

Sentence patterns with Dyrrhachium

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

after capturing dyrrhachium and phoenice 1× defection of dyrrhachium to the 1× south of dyrrhachium with the 1× while attacking dyrrhachium 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after capturing dyrrhachium 1× pompey was camped 1× the defection of 1× unable to restore 1×

Common sentence endings:

direct assault impossible 1× island of corcyra 1× of western macedonia 1× while attacking dyrrhachium 1×

Words around Dyrrhachium

Just before it in the word index:

dyre 2 dyothelitism 2 dynomite 2 dynode 2 dyno 4 dynn 2

Just after it in the word index:

dysart 16 dysarthria 3 dysautonomia 5 dysbiosis 7 dyscalculia 2 dysentery 43

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Dyrrhachium

  • In this selection, "dyrrhachium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, capturing and attacking stand out and add context to how "dyrrhachium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after capturing dyrrhachium and phoenice and defection of dyrrhachium to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dyrrhachium" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dyrrhachium

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

Unable to restore the Bulgarian Empire's previous power, Ivan Vladislav himself was killed while attacking Dyrrhachium. (17 words)

The defection of Dyrrhachium to the Byzantines completed the isolation of Samuel's core territories in the highlands of western Macedonia. (21 words)

Pompey was camped in a strong position just south of Dyrrhachium with the sea to his back and surrounded by hills, making a direct assault impossible. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

After capturing Dyrrhachium and Phoenice,Teuta's forces extended their operations further southward into the Ionian Sea, defeating the combined Achaean and Aetolian fleet in the battle of Paxos and capturing the island of Corcyra. (35 words)

Pompey was camped in a strong position just south of Dyrrhachium with the sea to his back and surrounded by hills, making a direct assault impossible. (26 words)

The defection of Dyrrhachium to the Byzantines completed the isolation of Samuel's core territories in the highlands of western Macedonia. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

After capturing Dyrrhachium and Phoenice,Teuta's forces extended their operations further southward into the Ionian Sea, defeating the combined Achaean and Aetolian fleet in the battle of Paxos and capturing the island of Corcyra.

Pompey was camped in a strong position just south of Dyrrhachium with the sea to his back and surrounded by hills, making a direct assault impossible.

The defection of Dyrrhachium to the Byzantines completed the isolation of Samuel's core territories in the highlands of western Macedonia.

Unable to restore the Bulgarian Empire's previous power, Ivan Vladislav himself was killed while attacking Dyrrhachium.

Common combinations with dyrrhachium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of dyrrhachium 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dyrrhachium" in a sentence?
An example: "After capturing Dyrrhachium and Phoenice,Teuta's forces extended their operations further southward into the Ionian Sea, defeating the combined Achaean and Aetolian fleet in the battle of Paxos and capturing the island of Corcyra." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "dyrrhachium" from authentic English texts.
What does "dyrrhachium" mean?
Dyrrhachium means: Synonym of Durrës (“a city in Albania”).
How many example sentences with "dyrrhachium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "dyrrhachium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.