Wondering how to use Kivu in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as lake.
Kivu in a sentence
Kivu meaning
- A lake between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
- The region bordering this lake.
Synonyms of Kivu
Using Kivu
- The main meaning on this page is: A lake between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. | The region bordering this lake.
- Useful related words include: lake kivu, lake.
- In the example corpus, kivu often appears in combinations such as: north kivu, kivu province, south kivu.
Context around Kivu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kivu
- In this selection, "kivu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, north, south, nord, province, escalating and sit stand out and add context to how "kivu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and north kivu in the and and south kivu sit on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kivu" sits close to words such as abington, acura and adt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kivu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ever since fighting broke out in North Kivu, socio-economic activities have declined. (13 words)
A message signed by the governor of Nord-Kivu addressed to the 34th Military Region. (15 words)
Fighting between M23 rebels and government forces has intensified in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province. (19 words)
She and her husband joined the tens of thousands of people who are currently living on any unoccupied land they can find in North Kivu’s lakeside capital, sheltering under whatever they can scrounge together to keep the wind and sun off their backs. (44 words)
The attack, which occurred around 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) in the village of Kirindera in North Kivu province, took place just a few kilometres from another attack on a village that killed at least 35 people last week. (39 words)
The attack occurred overnight on Sunday in the village of Makugwe, in the Beni area of North Kivu province, said local civil society figure Roger Wangeve, who put the death toll at 24. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although Monusco has disengaged from South Kivu, escalating violence in North Kivu and Ituri has prompted calls from Congolese authorities to delay the mission’s exit.
DR Congo’s eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu sit on the borders with Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
Its principal tasks are to provide security in key areas, such as the South Kivu and North Kivu in the east, and to assist the government in reconstruction.
Ever since fighting broke out in North Kivu, socio-economic activities have declined.
One such group, the M23, has captured swathes of territory in North Kivu since taking up arms again in late 2021 after years of dormancy.
RED-Tabara, a Burundian armed rebel group based in South Kivu, eastern Congo, claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Since the new offensive, the group has seized swathes of North Kivu province and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
The attack occurred around 11pm on Monday, said Nicolas Kikuku, the mayor of Oicha, which is in North Kivu province.
The attack occurred overnight on Sunday in the village of Makugwe, in the Beni area of North Kivu province, said local civil society figure Roger Wangeve, who put the death toll at 24.
The attack, which occurred around 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) in the village of Kirindera in North Kivu province, took place just a few kilometres from another attack on a village that killed at least 35 people last week.
The latest attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Kirindera in North Kivu province’s Beni territory, according to village chief Katembo Kahongya.
All parties to the armed conflict in North Kivu should abide by their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law.
A message signed by the governor of Nord-Kivu addressed to the 34th Military Region.
Fighting between M23 rebels and government forces has intensified in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province.
In July, South Kivu governor Jean-Jacques Purusi suspended “illegal” mining activity in the province until companies could comply with Congolese mining laws.
North Kivu Military Court, Military Prosecutor v. Mikombe and others, testimony of interim Goma Mayor, Faustin Kapend Kamand, 11 September 2023, on file with Amnesty International.
On August 30, 2023, Congolese security forces killed at least 57 people in Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province.
Psychologists working with Save the Children’s local partners in displacement camps in North Kivu have documented mass events of sexual violence against children as young as nine.
She and her husband joined the tens of thousands of people who are currently living on any unoccupied land they can find in North Kivu’s lakeside capital, sheltering under whatever they can scrounge together to keep the wind and sun off their backs.
The vast majority of victims were treated in displacement camps near Goma. the provincial capital of North Kivu, in the country’s east.
Common combinations with kivu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: