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Explore Guelders through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Guelders in a sentence

Guelders meaning

  1. A historical duchy of the Low Countries.
  2. Synonym of Gelderland.

Using Guelders

  • The main meaning on this page is: A historical duchy of the Low Countries. | Synonym of Gelderland.
  • In the example corpus, guelders often appears in combinations such as: of guelders, guelders in.

Context around Guelders

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Guelders

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

citizens of guelders who had 1× count of guelders her son 1× count of guelders was the 1× ii of guelders in may 1× inheritance of guelders in 1379 1× signed so guelders of which 1× union in guelders as william 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the death 1× in 1492 the 1× later on zutphen 1× married reinoud ii 1× william was confirmed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and had issue 1× as their duke 1× as william iii 1× the union completely 1× wear both titles 1×

Words around Guelders

Just before it in the word index:

guel 2 guek 4 guejlman 2 guehi 29 gueguen 2 guedj 2

Just after it in the word index:

guelleh 7 gueller 3 guelph 103 guelphs 12 guelzo 2 guen 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Guelders

  • In this selection, "guelders" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include citizens of guelders who had and count of guelders her son. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "guelders" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with guelders

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

Married Reinoud II of Guelders in May 1332 and had issue. (11 words)

Later on, Zutphen also signed so Guelders (of which Zutphen is one of the quarters) supported the Union completely. (19 words)

In 1492, the citizens of Guelders, who had become disenchanted with the rule of Maximilian, ransomed Charles and recognized him as their Duke. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

After the death of her father and her brother, Ermgard, the heiress of Zutphen married the count of Guelders ; her son Henry I, Count of Guelders was the first to wear both titles. (33 words)

William was confirmed in the inheritance of Guelders in 1379, and from 1393 onwards held both duchies in personal union (in Guelders as William I, and in Jülich as William III). (31 words)

In 1492, the citizens of Guelders, who had become disenchanted with the rule of Maximilian, ransomed Charles and recognized him as their Duke. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

After the death of her father and her brother, Ermgard, the heiress of Zutphen married the count of Guelders ; her son Henry I, Count of Guelders was the first to wear both titles.

William was confirmed in the inheritance of Guelders in 1379, and from 1393 onwards held both duchies in personal union (in Guelders as William I, and in Jülich as William III).

In 1492, the citizens of Guelders, who had become disenchanted with the rule of Maximilian, ransomed Charles and recognized him as their Duke.

Later on, Zutphen also signed so Guelders (of which Zutphen is one of the quarters) supported the Union completely.

Married Reinoud II of Guelders in May 1332 and had issue.

Common combinations with guelders

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of guelders 5×
  • guelders in 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "guelders" in a sentence?
An example: "After the death of her father and her brother, Ermgard, the heiress of Zutphen married the count of Guelders ; her son Henry I, Count of Guelders was the first to wear both titles." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "guelders" from authentic English texts.
What does "guelders" mean?
Guelders means: A historical duchy of the Low Countries.
How many example sentences with "guelders" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "guelders", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.