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Explore Janjaweed through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Janjaweed in a sentence

Janjaweed meaning

An Arab militia force in Darfur, western Sudan, which has been in conflict with various Darfur rebel groups.

Using Janjaweed

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Arab militia force in Darfur, western Sudan, which has been in conflict with various Darfur rebel groups.
  • In the example corpus, janjaweed often appears in combinations such as: janjaweed militias, the janjaweed, janjaweed which.

Context around Janjaweed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

notorious 1× feared 1× fearsome 1× government 1×

Often after:

militias 4× chief 1×

Sentence patterns with Janjaweed

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

as the janjaweed or more 1× of ex janjaweed chief mohamed 1× out by janjaweed militias 1× pro government janjaweed militias see 1× the feared janjaweed militias unleashed 1× the fearsome janjaweed which was 1× the notorious janjaweed militias responsible 1× to the janjaweed the state 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

al bashir said 1× as arab league 1× hemedti denies that 1× of humble origins 1× paul foreman head 1× some fear the 1×

Common sentence endings:

20 years ago 1× as the rsf 1× bashir s time 1× by janjaweed militias 1× conflict in darfur 1× hamdan hemettii dagalo 1×

Words around Janjaweed

Just before it in the word index:

janjalani 9 janjaem 3 janja 2 janiya 3 janitors 33 janitorial 34

Just after it in the word index:

janjetovic 2 janjgir 3 janjua 9 jankar 4 jankara 2 janke 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Janjaweed

  • In this selection, "janjaweed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, notorious, feared, fearsome, militias and chief stand out and add context to how "janjaweed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the janjaweed or more and of ex janjaweed chief mohamed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "janjaweed" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with janjaweed

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

These were subsequently wiped out by Janjaweed militias. (8 words)

Some fear the return of ex-Janjaweed chief Mohamed Hamdan "Hemettii" Dagalo. (12 words)

Hemedti denies that the men he commands perpetrated atrocities, either in their former guise as the Janjaweed or more recently as the RSF. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The RSF is the successor to the Janjaweed, which was an ethnic Arab militia that was tapped by the former government of Sudan to kind of do the dirty work on the ground, resulting in the genocide that we saw 20 years ago. (43 words)

As Arab League monitors work to expose President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown, the head of the mission is a Sudanese general accused of creating the fearsome "Janjaweed," which was responsible for the worst atrocities during the Darfur genocide. (39 words)

The song includes some fiercely critical lines comparing the military in charge of Sudan to the Janjaweed - the state-sponsored militias which killed and terrorised so many people in Darfur during Omar al-Bashir's time. (36 words)

Example sentences (9)

Of humble origins, Dagalo, widely known as Hemeti, rose to prominence as a commander of the notorious janjaweed militias responsible for the worst atrocities of the conflict in Darfur.

The RSF is the successor to the Janjaweed, which was an ethnic Arab militia that was tapped by the former government of Sudan to kind of do the dirty work on the ground, resulting in the genocide that we saw 20 years ago.

Hemedti denies that the men he commands perpetrated atrocities, either in their former guise as the Janjaweed or more recently as the RSF.

Al-Bashir said $5 million was given to the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary unit that grew out of the feared Janjaweed militias unleashed during the Darfur conflict in the 2000s.

Some fear the return of ex-Janjaweed chief Mohamed Hamdan "Hemettii" Dagalo.

The song includes some fiercely critical lines comparing the military in charge of Sudan to the Janjaweed - the state-sponsored militias which killed and terrorised so many people in Darfur during Omar al-Bashir's time.

As Arab League monitors work to expose President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown, the head of the mission is a Sudanese general accused of creating the fearsome "Janjaweed," which was responsible for the worst atrocities during the Darfur genocide.

Paul Foreman, head of MSF-Holland, was arrested in Sudan in May 2005 for refusing to divulge documents used in compiling a report on rapes carried out by the pro-government Janjaweed militias (see Darfur conflict ).

These were subsequently wiped out by Janjaweed militias.

Common combinations with janjaweed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "janjaweed" in a sentence?
An example: "Of humble origins, Dagalo, widely known as Hemeti, rose to prominence as a commander of the notorious janjaweed militias responsible for the worst atrocities of the conflict in Darfur." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "janjaweed" from authentic English texts.
What does "janjaweed" mean?
Janjaweed means: An Arab militia force in Darfur, western Sudan, which has been in conflict with various Darfur rebel groups.
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