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Irian in a sentence

Irian meaning

Of or relating to the iris.

Using Irian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the iris.
  • In the example corpus, irian often appears in combinations such as: irian jaya, west irian.

Context around Irian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

west 2× name 1×

Often after:

jaya 2× barat 1×

Sentence patterns with Irian

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

formerly called irian jaya before 1× irian or irian barat and 1× of west irian as had 1× that west irian or irian 1× the name irian jaya 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it contained what 1× it was formerly 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the indonesians 1× indonesian new guinea 1× name irian jaya 1×

Words around Irian

Just before it in the word index:

iriafen 6 iria 4 iri 26 irhythm 8 irh 5 irgun 128

Just after it in the word index:

iriarte 7 iriase 2 irib 4 iribe 2 iric 2 irick 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aaravos 5

Corpus analysis for Irian

  • In this selection, "irian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, west, name, jaya and barat stand out and add context to how "irian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include formerly called irian jaya before and irian or irian barat and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "irian" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with irian

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

It was formerly called Irian Jaya (before that West Irian or Irian Barat) and comprised all of Indonesian New Guinea. (20 words)

It contained what are now Indonesia 's two easternmost provinces, Papua and West Papua (administered under a unified government prior to 2003 under the name Irian Jaya). (27 words)

Rather than a referendum of all residents of West Irian as had been agreed under Sukarno, an " Act of Free Choice " was conducted in 1969 in which 1,025 Papuan representatives of local councils were selected by the Indonesians. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

Rather than a referendum of all residents of West Irian as had been agreed under Sukarno, an " Act of Free Choice " was conducted in 1969 in which 1,025 Papuan representatives of local councils were selected by the Indonesians. (39 words)

It contained what are now Indonesia 's two easternmost provinces, Papua and West Papua (administered under a unified government prior to 2003 under the name Irian Jaya). (27 words)

It was formerly called Irian Jaya (before that West Irian or Irian Barat) and comprised all of Indonesian New Guinea. (20 words)

Example sentences (3)

It was formerly called Irian Jaya (before that West Irian or Irian Barat) and comprised all of Indonesian New Guinea.

It contained what are now Indonesia 's two easternmost provinces, Papua and West Papua (administered under a unified government prior to 2003 under the name Irian Jaya).

Rather than a referendum of all residents of West Irian as had been agreed under Sukarno, an " Act of Free Choice " was conducted in 1969 in which 1,025 Papuan representatives of local councils were selected by the Indonesians.

Common combinations with irian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "irian" in a sentence?
An example: "It was formerly called Irian Jaya (before that West Irian or Irian Barat) and comprised all of Indonesian New Guinea." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "irian" from authentic English texts.
What does "irian" mean?
Irian means: Of or relating to the iris.
How many example sentences with "irian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "irian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.