How do you use Gelderland in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Gelderland meaning
A province of The Netherlands with Arnhem as capital.
Using Gelderland
- The main meaning on this page is: A province of The Netherlands with Arnhem as capital.
- In the example corpus, gelderland often appears in combinations such as: and gelderland, gelderland and, of gelderland.
Context around Gelderland
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gelderland
- In this selection, "gelderland" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, utrecht, drenthe, noord, ever and wanted stand out and add context to how "gelderland" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include flavoland and gelderland and in drenthe gelderland noord brabant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gelderland" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gelderland
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sharp increases in complaints were reported in Drenthe, Gelderland, Noord-Brabant, Overijssel, and Utrecht. (14 words)
The loan was never repaid, and Nijmegen has been a part of Gelderland ever since. (15 words)
Politics The party will commit to this from The Hague and from the provincial councils of Flavoland and Gelderland. (19 words)
The borders with Utrecht and Gelderland were definitively set in 1820.) When the constitutional amendments were introduced in 1840, it was decided to split Holland once again, this time into two provinces called "North Holland" and "South Holland". (38 words)
Troost, 109–112 The negative reactions to this from Zeeland and the city of Amsterdam made William ultimately decide to decline these honours; he was instead appointed stadtholder of Gelderland and Overijssel. (32 words)
Troost, 64 In view of the threat, the States of Gelderland wanted William to be appointed Captain-General of the Dutch States Army as soon as possible, despite his youth and inexperience. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Politics The party will commit to this from The Hague and from the provincial councils of Flavoland and Gelderland.
Sharp increases in complaints were reported in Drenthe, Gelderland, Noord-Brabant, Overijssel, and Utrecht.
It borders the North Sea to the west, North Holland to the north, Utrecht and Gelderland to the east, and North Brabant and Zeeland to the south.
The borders with Utrecht and Gelderland were definitively set in 1820.) When the constitutional amendments were introduced in 1840, it was decided to split Holland once again, this time into two provinces called "North Holland" and "South Holland".
The five provinces of which William III was stadtholder—Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel—all suspended the office after his death.
The loan was never repaid, and Nijmegen has been a part of Gelderland ever since.
Troost, 109–112 The negative reactions to this from Zeeland and the city of Amsterdam made William ultimately decide to decline these honours; he was instead appointed stadtholder of Gelderland and Overijssel.
Troost, 128–129 Fagel now proposed to treat the liberated provinces of Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel as conquered territory ( Generality Lands ), as punishment for their quick surrender to the enemy.
Troost, 64 In view of the threat, the States of Gelderland wanted William to be appointed Captain-General of the Dutch States Army as soon as possible, despite his youth and inexperience.
Common combinations with gelderland
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and gelderland 3×
- gelderland and 3×
- of gelderland 3×
- utrecht gelderland 2×