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Junkanoo is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Junkanoo in a sentence

Junkanoo meaning

  1. A parade held in the Bahamas.
  2. A style of goombay traditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells during the parade.

Using Junkanoo

  • The main meaning on this page is: A parade held in the Bahamas. | A style of goombay traditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells during the parade.
  • In the example corpus, junkanoo often appears in combinations such as: junkanoo group.

Context around Junkanoo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

view 1× genesis 1× lively 1× word 1×

Often after:

group 2× section 1× beach 1×

Sentence patterns with Junkanoo

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

a lively junkanoo section 1× around the junkanoo beach area 1× form a junkanoo group who 1× than in junkanoo 1× the genesis junkanoo group blocked 1× the word junkanoo is named 1× to view junkanoo 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

during the 1920s 1× duvalier helped form 1× it starts at 1× nassau pure chaos 1× the bahamian spirit 1× the word junkanoo 1×

Common sentence endings:

founder john kanoo 1× junkanoo beach area 1× lively junkanoo section 1× on bay street 1× than in junkanoo 1× to view junkanoo 1×

Words around Junkanoo

Just before it in the word index:

junk 480 junjun 2 junjie 3 junji 12 junius 27 junit 2

Just after it in the word index:

junked 11 junker 16 junkers 32 junket 32 junkets 19 junkie 87

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Junkanoo

  • In this selection, "junkanoo" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, view, genesis, lively, group, section and beach stand out and add context to how "junkanoo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a lively junkanoo section and around the junkanoo beach area. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "junkanoo" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with junkanoo

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 starts at West Bay, around the Junkanoo Beach area. (10 words)

The word 'Junkanoo' is named after the founder 'John Kanoo'. (10 words)

Duvalier helped form a Junkanoo group who were the first to rush the streets with uniformed costumes. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Nassau – Pure chaos was again presented to Bay Street as truckers carrying pieces for the Genesis Junkanoo Group blocked the holding area near the British Colonial-Bay Street area and went to rush on Bay Street. (36 words)

During the 1920s and early 1930s, the Bahamas underwent major economic upheaval that affected how the government came to view Junkanoo. (21 words)

This began with the beats of tribal groups in West Africa and culminated with a lively Junkanoo section. (18 words)

Example sentences (7)

During the 1920s and early 1930s, the Bahamas underwent major economic upheaval that affected how the government came to view Junkanoo.

Duvalier helped form a Junkanoo group who were the first to rush the streets with uniformed costumes.

The Bahamian spirit of strength and celebration of life is manifested nowhere more clearly than in Junkanoo.

Nassau – Pure chaos was again presented to Bay Street as truckers carrying pieces for the Genesis Junkanoo Group blocked the holding area near the British Colonial-Bay Street area and went to rush on Bay Street.

This began with the beats of tribal groups in West Africa and culminated with a lively Junkanoo section.

It starts at West Bay, around the Junkanoo Beach area.

The word 'Junkanoo' is named after the founder 'John Kanoo'.

Common combinations with junkanoo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "junkanoo" in a sentence?
An example: "During the 1920s and early 1930s, the Bahamas underwent major economic upheaval that affected how the government came to view Junkanoo." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "junkanoo" from authentic English texts.
What does "junkanoo" mean?
Junkanoo means: A parade held in the Bahamas.
How many example sentences with "junkanoo" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "junkanoo", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.