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Get to know Jesselton better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Jesselton in a sentence

Jesselton meaning

The former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.

Using Jesselton

  • The main meaning on this page is: The former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.

Context around Jesselton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ridden 1× war 1×

Often after:

survey 1×

Sentence patterns with Jesselton

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

bullet ridden jesselton survey hall 1× the war jesselton was chosen 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

during the ceremony 1× he said due 1×

Common sentence endings:

borneo until 1963 1× survey hall building 1×

Words around Jesselton

Just before it in the word index:

jessell 2 jessel 11 jessee 5 jesseca 2 jesse 964 jessamyn 5

Just after it in the word index:

jessen 11 jessi 23 jessica 1.294 jessicka 7 jessie 332 jessika 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Jesselton

  • In this selection, "jesselton" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ridden, war and survey stand out and add context to how "jesselton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bullet ridden jesselton survey hall and the war jesselton was chosen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "jesselton" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with jesselton

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

During the ceremony, both the Union Jack and Chinese flag been raised from the bullet-ridden Jesselton Survey Hall building. (20 words)

He said: Due to massive destruction in the town of Sandakan since the war, Jesselton was chosen to replace the capital with the Crown continued to rule North Borneo until 1963. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

He said: Due to massive destruction in the town of Sandakan since the war, Jesselton was chosen to replace the capital with the Crown continued to rule North Borneo until 1963. (31 words)

During the ceremony, both the Union Jack and Chinese flag been raised from the bullet-ridden Jesselton Survey Hall building. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

During the ceremony, both the Union Jack and Chinese flag been raised from the bullet-ridden Jesselton Survey Hall building.

He said: Due to massive destruction in the town of Sandakan since the war, Jesselton was chosen to replace the capital with the Crown continued to rule North Borneo until 1963.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "jesselton" in a sentence?
An example: "During the ceremony, both the Union Jack and Chinese flag been raised from the bullet-ridden Jesselton Survey Hall building." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "jesselton" from authentic English texts.
What does "jesselton" mean?
Jesselton means: The former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.
How many example sentences with "jesselton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "jesselton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.