Kaikoura is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Kaikoura in a sentence
Kaikoura meaning
- A town in Kaikoura district, Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand.
- A territorial authority in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with its headquarters in the town; in full, Kaikoura District.
Using Kaikoura
- The main meaning on this page is: A town in Kaikoura district, Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. | A territorial authority in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with its headquarters in the town; in full, Kaikoura District.
Context around Kaikoura
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kaikoura
- In this selection, "kaikoura" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, snowcapped, square, canyon and ranges stand out and add context to how "kaikoura" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the kaikoura canyon and the snowcapped kaikoura ranges are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kaikoura" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kaikoura
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On a clear day the snowcapped Kaikoura Ranges are visible to the south across the strait. (16 words)
The couple will also visit the northern Bay of Islands region and the southern coastal town of Kaikoura during their visit. (21 words)
It was also during the visit to Kaikoura Square that the prince met the White Ribbon Riders, who are taking part in a motorcycle tour in support of programmes against domestic violence. (32 words)
Specifically, we added a bioenergetics module to the model developed by Srinivasan, Grant, Swannack, and Rajan (), which was created to explore the evolution of antipredator behavior in dusky dolphins in the Kaikoura Canyon. (33 words)
It was also during the visit to Kaikoura Square that the prince met the White Ribbon Riders, who are taking part in a motorcycle tour in support of programmes against domestic violence. (32 words)
The couple will also visit the northern Bay of Islands region and the southern coastal town of Kaikoura during their visit. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
It was also during the visit to Kaikoura Square that the prince met the White Ribbon Riders, who are taking part in a motorcycle tour in support of programmes against domestic violence.
Specifically, we added a bioenergetics module to the model developed by Srinivasan, Grant, Swannack, and Rajan (), which was created to explore the evolution of antipredator behavior in dusky dolphins in the Kaikoura Canyon.
The couple will also visit the northern Bay of Islands region and the southern coastal town of Kaikoura during their visit.
On a clear day the snowcapped Kaikoura Ranges are visible to the south across the strait.