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Gandhara in a sentence

Gandhara meaning

  1. An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  2. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan.
  3. North-West Frontier Province, proposed as a rename before Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was chosen in 2010. Was favoured by some due to its lack of ethnic connotations.

Using Gandhara

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan. | North-West Frontier Province, proposed as a rename before Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was chosen in 2010. Was favoured by some due to its lack of ethnic connotations.
  • In the example corpus, gandhara often appears in combinations such as: of gandhara, in gandhara, gandhara and.

Context around Gandhara

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

historical 1×

Often after:

tourism 1× sites 1× relief 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Gandhara

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

exploring historical gandhara sites in 1× force on gandhara tourism will 1× in a gandhara relief of 1× kabul and gandhara may have 1× prakrit in gandhara and central 1× region of gandhara and kamboja 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

deshpande pg 36 1× ramesh vankwani deputy 1× satyr on a 1× the delegation which 1× the former region 1× these hindu kings 1×

Common sentence endings:

guest of honour 1× in other prakrits 1× p and taxila 1× shepherd s crook 1× to the achaemenids 1× to the east 1×

Words around Gandhara

Just before it in the word index:

gandham 5 gandey 2 ganderbal 19 gander 76 ganden 2 gandelsman 2

Just after it in the word index:

gandhari 7 gandhi 1.564 gandhian 27 gandhidham 3 gandhigram 2 gandhiji 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Gandhara

  • In this selection, "gandhara" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, historical, tourism, sites and relief stand out and add context to how "gandhara" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include exploring historical gandhara sites in and force on gandhara tourism will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gandhara" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gandhara

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

Ramesh Vankwani, deputy minister and chairman of the task force on Gandhara tourism, will be the guest of honour. (19 words)

These Hindu kings of Kabul and Gandhara may have had links to some ruling families in neighboring Kashmir and other areas to the east. (24 words)

The delegation, which includes four monks and academics from Dongguk University, arrived on August 26 and is on a four-day trip exploring historical Gandhara sites in K-P and Taxila. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Deshpande, pg. 36-37 Unusual Prakrits appear in the margins of the Prakritic world: Elu in Sri Lanka and Gāndhārī Prakrit in Gandhara and Central Asia both have unusual phonological and grammatical changes not found in other Prakrits. (38 words)

Satyr on a mountain goat, drinking with women, in a Gandhara relief of 2nd-4th century CE In Greek mythology and art This Hellenistic satyr wears a rustic perizoma (loincloth) and carries a pedum (shepherd's crook). (37 words)

The delegation, which includes four monks and academics from Dongguk University, arrived on August 26 and is on a four-day trip exploring historical Gandhara sites in K-P and Taxila. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

Ramesh Vankwani, deputy minister and chairman of the task force on Gandhara tourism, will be the guest of honour.

The delegation, which includes four monks and academics from Dongguk University, arrived on August 26 and is on a four-day trip exploring historical Gandhara sites in K-P and Taxila.

Deshpande, pg. 36-37 Unusual Prakrits appear in the margins of the Prakritic world: Elu in Sri Lanka and Gāndhārī Prakrit in Gandhara and Central Asia both have unusual phonological and grammatical changes not found in other Prakrits.

Satyr on a mountain goat, drinking with women, in a Gandhara relief of 2nd-4th century CE In Greek mythology and art This Hellenistic satyr wears a rustic perizoma (loincloth) and carries a pedum (shepherd's crook).

The former region of Gandhara and Kamboja (upper Indus) had constituted seventh satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire and annually contributed 170 talents of gold dust as a tribute to the Achaemenids.

These Hindu kings of Kabul and Gandhara may have had links to some ruling families in neighboring Kashmir and other areas to the east.

Common combinations with gandhara

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gandhara" in a sentence?
An example: "Ramesh Vankwani, deputy minister and chairman of the task force on Gandhara tourism, will be the guest of honour." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "gandhara" from authentic English texts.
What does "gandhara" mean?
Gandhara means: An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.
How many example sentences with "gandhara" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "gandhara", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.