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

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Humboldtian meaning

  1. Of or relating to Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859).
  2. Of or relating to Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835).

Using Humboldtian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859). | Of or relating to Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835).
  • In the example corpus, humboldtian often appears in combinations such as: the humboldtian.

Context around Humboldtian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

idea 1× tradition 1× science 1×

Sentence patterns with Humboldtian

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

humboldtian science refers 1× in the humboldtian tradition developed 1× to the humboldtian idea that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

boas error boas 1× historians working in 1× humboldtian science refers 1×

Common sentence endings:

and aesthetic ideals 1× in boasian anthropology 1× views of peoples 1×

Words around Humboldtian

Just before it in the word index:

humboldtgov 2 humboldt 284 humbly 110 humbling 149 humblet 2 humblest 10

Just after it in the word index:

humbolt 3 humbucker 7 humbuckers 6 humbucking 7 humbug 24 humby 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Humboldtian

  • In this selection, "humboldtian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, idea, tradition and science stand out and add context to how "humboldtian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include humboldtian science refers and in the humboldtian tradition developed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "humboldtian" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with humboldtian

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

Historians working in the Humboldtian tradition developed ideas that would become central in Boasian anthropology. (15 words)

Boas: error Boas' student Edward Sapir reached back to the Humboldtian idea that languages contained the key to understanding the world views of peoples. (24 words)

Humboldtian science refers to the early 19th century approach of combining scientific field work with the age of Romanticism sensitivity, ethics and aesthetic ideals. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Boas: error Boas' student Edward Sapir reached back to the Humboldtian idea that languages contained the key to understanding the world views of peoples. (24 words)

Humboldtian science refers to the early 19th century approach of combining scientific field work with the age of Romanticism sensitivity, ethics and aesthetic ideals. (24 words)

Historians working in the Humboldtian tradition developed ideas that would become central in Boasian anthropology. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Boas: error Boas' student Edward Sapir reached back to the Humboldtian idea that languages contained the key to understanding the world views of peoples.

Historians working in the Humboldtian tradition developed ideas that would become central in Boasian anthropology.

Humboldtian science refers to the early 19th century approach of combining scientific field work with the age of Romanticism sensitivity, ethics and aesthetic ideals.

Common combinations with humboldtian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "humboldtian" in a sentence?
An example: "Boas: error Boas' student Edward Sapir reached back to the Humboldtian idea that languages contained the key to understanding the world views of peoples." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "humboldtian" from authentic English texts.
What does "humboldtian" mean?
Humboldtian means: Of or relating to Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859).
How many example sentences with "humboldtian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "humboldtian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.