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Granicus is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Granicus in a sentence

Granicus meaning

A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III

Synonyms of Granicus

pitched battle

Related words

Other words often associated with Granicus or its synonyms:

battle fight conflict engagement

Using Granicus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III
  • Useful related words include: pitched battle.

Context around Granicus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

biga 1×

Often after:

nor 1×

Sentence patterns with Granicus

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

half after granicus at the 1× susurluk biga granicus and gonen 1× was no granicus nor citytv 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

atop all the 1× darius did not 1× water from the 1×

Common sentence endings:

granicus nor citytv 1× in 333 bc 1× the black sea 1×

Words around Granicus

Just before it in the word index:

granick 2 granic 7 granholm 15 grangeway 2 grangetown 2 granges 2

Just after it in the word index:

granier 2 granik 2 granillo 3 granimator 2 granit 42 granita 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Granicus

  • In this selection, "granicus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, biga and nor stand out and add context to how "granicus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include half after granicus at the and susurluk biga granicus and gonen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "granicus" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with granicus

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

Atop all the truculence, technical difficulties meant there was no Granicus nor CityTV. (13 words)

Water from the Susurluk, Biga ( Granicus ) and Gonen Rivers also reduces the salinity of the sea, though with less influence than on the Black Sea. (25 words)

Darius did not actually take the field against Alexander’s army until a year and a half after Granicus, at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Darius did not actually take the field against Alexander’s army until a year and a half after Granicus, at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC. (27 words)

Water from the Susurluk, Biga ( Granicus ) and Gonen Rivers also reduces the salinity of the sea, though with less influence than on the Black Sea. (25 words)

Atop all the truculence, technical difficulties meant there was no Granicus nor CityTV. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Atop all the truculence, technical difficulties meant there was no Granicus nor CityTV.

Darius did not actually take the field against Alexander’s army until a year and a half after Granicus, at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC.

Water from the Susurluk, Biga ( Granicus ) and Gonen Rivers also reduces the salinity of the sea, though with less influence than on the Black Sea.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "granicus" in a sentence?
An example: "Atop all the truculence, technical difficulties meant there was no Granicus nor CityTV." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "granicus" from authentic English texts.
What does "granicus" mean?
Granicus means: A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III
What are synonyms of "granicus"?
Common synonyms of "granicus" include: pitched battle.
How many example sentences with "granicus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "granicus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.