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How do you use Hottentots in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Hottentots in a sentence

Hottentots meaning

plural of Hottentot

Using Hottentots

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Hottentot

Context around Hottentots

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nor 1×

Often after:

nor 1×

Sentence patterns with Hottentots

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

australians nor hottentots nor anything 1× distinct from hottentots have long 1× were called hottentots by the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the kalahari 1× the children of 1× the khoikhoi had 1×

Common sentence endings:

long been present 1× of the kind 1× regarded as pejorative 1×

Words around Hottentots

Just before it in the word index:

hotten 2 hottell 2 hotted 2 hottas 3 hotta 3 hott 5

Just after it in the word index:

hotter 357 hottes 2 hottest 767 hotteterre 5 hottie 25 hotties 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Hottentots

  • In this selection, "hottentots" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nor and nor stand out and add context to how "hottentots" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include australians nor hottentots nor anything and distinct from hottentots have long. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hottentots" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hottentots

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

The children of German parents are citizens; but Germans are not Chinese; Germans are not Australians, nor Hottentots, nor anything of the kind. (23 words)

In the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa, the distinct people known as Bushmen (also "San", closely related to, but distinct from " Hottentots ") have long been present. (26 words)

The Khoikhoi had arrived in these parts about fifteen hundred years before. citation They were called Hottentots by the Dutch, a term that has now come to be regarded as pejorative. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

The Khoikhoi had arrived in these parts about fifteen hundred years before. citation They were called Hottentots by the Dutch, a term that has now come to be regarded as pejorative. (31 words)

In the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa, the distinct people known as Bushmen (also "San", closely related to, but distinct from " Hottentots ") have long been present. (26 words)

The children of German parents are citizens; but Germans are not Chinese; Germans are not Australians, nor Hottentots, nor anything of the kind. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

In the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa, the distinct people known as Bushmen (also "San", closely related to, but distinct from " Hottentots ") have long been present.

The children of German parents are citizens; but Germans are not Chinese; Germans are not Australians, nor Hottentots, nor anything of the kind.

The Khoikhoi had arrived in these parts about fifteen hundred years before. citation They were called Hottentots by the Dutch, a term that has now come to be regarded as pejorative.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hottentots" in a sentence?
An example: "In the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa, the distinct people known as Bushmen (also "San", closely related to, but distinct from " Hottentots ") have long been present." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "hottentots" from authentic English texts.
What does "hottentots" mean?
Hottentots means: plural of Hottentot
How many example sentences with "hottentots" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "hottentots", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.