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Kobane in a sentence

Kobane meaning

A city in Kurdistan of Syria.

Using Kobane

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city in Kurdistan of Syria.
  • In the example corpus, kobane often appears in combinations such as: of kobane, in kobane, kobane and.

Context around Kobane

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

surrounding 1× town 1×

Often after:

hajj 1× following 1× close 1×

Sentence patterns with Kobane

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

abyad or kobane 1× battles in kobane hajj said 1× city of kobane 1× close to kobane close to 1× kurdish town kobane 1× time in kobane 1× town of kobane and the 1× town of kobane following a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

given that negotiations 1× hasan unal the 1× idris a student 1× meanwhile the pentagon 1× she fought against 1× since the afternoon 1×

Common sentence endings:

abyad or kobane 1× city of kobane 1× kurdish town kobane 1× on friday evening 1× term for is 1× the turkish border 1×

Words around Kobane

Just before it in the word index:

kobalt 4 kobakhidze 10 kobada 2 koback 2 kobach 86 kobabe 4

Just after it in the word index:

kobani 15 kobar 3 kobau 2 kobay 2 kobayashi 68 kobbari 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Kobane

  • In this selection, "kobane" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, surrounding, town, hajj, following and close stand out and add context to how "kobane" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abyad or kobane and battles in kobane hajj said. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kobane" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kobane

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

The deal appears to also include the contested strategically key town of Manbij as well as the important Kurdish town Kobane. (21 words)

The move trigerred an outrcy from the SDF, raising concerns that the front would move towards the heavily populated city of Kobane. (22 words)

Idris, a student of the new self-administrated school system, is learning in his native language – Kurdish – for the first time in Kobane. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Hasan Unal, the foreign policy analyst at Istanbul’s Maltepe University, said the zone first proposed by Turkey remained Ankara’s goal which includes the northern Syrian city of Manbij, the town of Kobane and the area up to the Iraq border to the east. (45 words)

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Syrian and Russian forces had entered the border town of Kobane, following a deal struck between the Kurds and Damascus in the wake of Turkey's incursion. (39 words)

Given that negotiations had “flatlined,” he said Turkey was likely to act unilaterally and pointed to several potential military targets including areas around the northern Syrian town of Manbij and the border towns of Tel Abyad or Kobane. (38 words)

Example sentences (10)

She “fought against Daesh in northern Syria for five years and was wounded in the back during our battles in Kobane”, Hajj said, using another term for IS.

The move trigerred an outrcy from the SDF, raising concerns that the front would move towards the heavily populated city of Kobane.

Given that negotiations had “flatlined,” he said Turkey was likely to act unilaterally and pointed to several potential military targets including areas around the northern Syrian town of Manbij and the border towns of Tel Abyad or Kobane.

Hasan Unal, the foreign policy analyst at Istanbul’s Maltepe University, said the zone first proposed by Turkey remained Ankara’s goal which includes the northern Syrian city of Manbij, the town of Kobane and the area up to the Iraq border to the east.

Idris, a student of the new self-administrated school system, is learning in his native language – Kurdish – for the first time in Kobane.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon said US forces near the town of Kobane - which were not included in the US withdrawal - had come under Turkish artillery fire on Friday evening.

Since the afternoon of 9 October, has been shelling towns and cities along the length of the Syria-Turkey border, including Qamishlo, Derik and villages surrounding Kobane.

The deal appears to also include the contested strategically key town of Manbij as well as the important Kurdish town Kobane.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Syrian and Russian forces had entered the border town of Kobane, following a deal struck between the Kurds and Damascus in the wake of Turkey's incursion.

U.S. forces have withdrawn from several bases in Syria, including from the key town of Manbij and another close to Kobane close to the Turkish border.

Common combinations with kobane

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kobane" in a sentence?
An example: "She “fought against Daesh in northern Syria for five years and was wounded in the back during our battles in Kobane”, Hajj said, using another term for IS." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kobane" from authentic English texts.
What does "kobane" mean?
Kobane means: A city in Kurdistan of Syria.
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