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Intercolonial is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Intercolonial in a sentence

Intercolonial meaning

Between colonies

Using Intercolonial

  • The main meaning on this page is: Between colonies
  • In the example corpus, intercolonial often appears in combinations such as: the intercolonial, intercolonial railway.

Context around Intercolonial

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

named 1×

Often after:

railway 4× eastern 1×

Sentence patterns with Intercolonial

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

by the intercolonial railway in 1× forced the intercolonial railway to 1× of the intercolonial railway of 1× over the intercolonial railway though 1× were named intercolonial eastern central 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he also refused 1× moncton s economic 1× shortly after becoming 1× the maritimes were 1× the zones were 1×

Common sentence endings:

barrier to trade 1× maritime business interests 1× mountain and pacific 1× of canada icr 1× to saint john 1×

Words around Intercolonial

Just before it in the word index:

intercollegiate 103 intercol 12 intercoat 2 interclub 7 intercloud 2 intercivic 5

Just after it in the word index:

intercom 56 intercommunal 9 intercommunicate 4 intercommunication 3 intercommunion 3 intercommunity 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Intercolonial

  • In this selection, "intercolonial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, named, railway and eastern stand out and add context to how "intercolonial" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the intercolonial railway in and forced the intercolonial railway to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "intercolonial" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with intercolonial

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 zones were named Intercolonial, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. (10 words)

The Maritimes were connected to central Canada by the Intercolonial Railway in the 1870s, removing a longstanding barrier to trade. (20 words)

Shortly after becoming minister in 1879, he forced the Intercolonial Railway to lower its freight rates, which had been a major grievance of Maritime business interests. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Moncton's economic depression did not last long and a second era of prosperity came to the area in 1871 when Moncton was selected to be the headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada (ICR). (35 words)

He also refused to give the CPR running rights over the Intercolonial Railway, though he did convince the CPR to build the Short Line from Halifax to Saint John. (29 words)

Shortly after becoming minister in 1879, he forced the Intercolonial Railway to lower its freight rates, which had been a major grievance of Maritime business interests. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

He also refused to give the CPR running rights over the Intercolonial Railway, though he did convince the CPR to build the Short Line from Halifax to Saint John.

Moncton's economic depression did not last long and a second era of prosperity came to the area in 1871 when Moncton was selected to be the headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada (ICR).

Shortly after becoming minister in 1879, he forced the Intercolonial Railway to lower its freight rates, which had been a major grievance of Maritime business interests.

The Maritimes were connected to central Canada by the Intercolonial Railway in the 1870s, removing a longstanding barrier to trade.

The zones were named Intercolonial, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific.

Common combinations with intercolonial

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "intercolonial" in a sentence?
An example: "He also refused to give the CPR running rights over the Intercolonial Railway, though he did convince the CPR to build the Short Line from Halifax to Saint John." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "intercolonial" from authentic English texts.
What does "intercolonial" mean?
Intercolonial means: Between colonies
How many example sentences with "intercolonial" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "intercolonial", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.