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Kotte is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Kotte meaning

Ellipsis of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte: the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located next to the executive and judicial capital of Colombo.

Using Kotte

  • The main meaning on this page is: Ellipsis of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte: the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located next to the executive and judicial capital of Colombo.
  • In the example corpus, kotte often appears in combinations such as: of kotte, in kotte, the kotte.

Context around Kotte

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

jayawardenepura 2× leaders 1× jayawardanapura 1×

Often after:

kingdom 2× main 1× muralikrishna 1× near 1×

Sentence patterns with Kotte

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

complex in kotte and several 1× in the kotte kingdom 1× kingdom of kotte 1× kingdom of kotte main after 1× of the kotte kingdom conquered 1× pageant in kotte near colombo 1× sri jayawardanapura kotte most countries 1× sri jayawardenepura kotte and thus 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bjp delegation 1× after skilfully exploiting 1× as a primary 1× colombo is often 1× despite the official 1× during the 1980s 1×

Common sentence endings:

chambers on thursday 1× city of colombo 1× for commercial activities 1× in this location 1× kingdom of kotte 1× missions in colombo 1×

Words around Kotte

Just before it in the word index:

kottayam 47 kottaun 3 kottakkal 4 kott 8 kotsur 4 kotsotekas 2

Just after it in the word index:

kotter 4 kotting 2 kottke 4 kottlowski 2 kotv 2 kotwal 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Kotte

  • In this selection, "kotte" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, jayawardenepura, leaders, jayawardanapura, kingdom, main and muralikrishna stand out and add context to how "kotte" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include complex in kotte and several and in the kotte kingdom. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kotte" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kotte

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

Kingdom of Kotte main After winning the battle, Parakramabahu VI sent an officer named Alagakkonar to check the new kingdom of Kotte. (22 words)

Video on Derana Television of Saturday night's pageant in Kotte, near Colombo, showed an elephant in a procession suddenly running forward. (22 words)

As a primary step the Parliament was moved to a new complex in Kotte and several ministries and departments were also moved. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

It has been said that when the Prince Sapumal of the Kotte Kingdom conquered Yapa Patuna (the present-day Jaffna) and was on his way for an audience with the king, he changed his attires in this location. (38 words)

A BJP delegation led by its president Basa Satyanarayana Rao, town president Bethi Mahender Reddy, State leaders Kotte Muralikrishna and others met the Commissioner of Police and submitted a memorandum in his chambers on Thursday. (35 words)

After skilfully exploiting rivalries within the royal family, they took control of a large area of the kingdom and the Sinhalese King Mayadunne established a new kingdom at Sitawaka, a domain in the Kotte kingdom. (35 words)

Example sentences (9)

Kingdom of Kotte main After winning the battle, Parakramabahu VI sent an officer named Alagakkonar to check the new kingdom of Kotte.

A BJP delegation led by its president Basa Satyanarayana Rao, town president Bethi Mahender Reddy, State leaders Kotte Muralikrishna and others met the Commissioner of Police and submitted a memorandum in his chambers on Thursday.

Video on Derana Television of Saturday night's pageant in Kotte, near Colombo, showed an elephant in a procession suddenly running forward.

It has been said that when the Prince Sapumal of the Kotte Kingdom conquered Yapa Patuna (the present-day Jaffna) and was on his way for an audience with the king, he changed his attires in this location.

After skilfully exploiting rivalries within the royal family, they took control of a large area of the kingdom and the Sinhalese King Mayadunne established a new kingdom at Sitawaka, a domain in the Kotte kingdom.

As a primary step the Parliament was moved to a new complex in Kotte and several ministries and departments were also moved.

Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a satellite city of, Colombo.

Despite the official capital of Sri Lanka moving to the adjacent Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte, most countries still maintain their diplomatic missions in Colombo.

During the 1980s plans were made to move the administrative capital to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and thus move all governmental institutions out of Colombo to make way for commercial activities.

Common combinations with kotte

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kotte" in a sentence?
An example: "Kingdom of Kotte main After winning the battle, Parakramabahu VI sent an officer named Alagakkonar to check the new kingdom of Kotte." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "kotte" from authentic English texts.
What does "kotte" mean?
Kotte means: Ellipsis of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte: the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located next to the executive and judicial capital of Colombo.
How many example sentences with "kotte" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "kotte", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.