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Using Lemkin

  • In the example corpus, lemkin often appears in combinations such as: raphael lemkin.

Context around Lemkin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

raphael 2×

Often after:

faced 1× genocide 1× institute 1× distinguished 1×

Sentence patterns with Lemkin

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

adding the lemkin institute has 1× for lemkin genocide involved 1× lawyer raphael lemkin distinguished a 1× lemkin faced significant 1× lemkin s definition 1× raphael lemkin was a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for lemkin genocide 1× in a damning 1× lemkin s definition 1× raphael lemkin was 1× usage as early 1×

Common sentence endings:

and the usa 1× as cultural genocide 1× damaras in namibia 1× in the holocaust 1× the groups themselves 1×

Words around Lemkin

Just before it in the word index:

lemke 18 lemire 22 lemington 2 lemina 24 lemillion 3 lemieux 40

Just after it in the word index:

lemle 3 lemler 5 lemley 5 lemm 5 lemma 78 lemmas 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Lemkin

  • In this selection, "lemkin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, raphael, faced, genocide and institute stand out and add context to how "lemkin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include adding the lemkin institute has and for lemkin genocide involved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lemkin" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lemkin

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

Lemkin faced significant restrictions. (4 words)

Raphael Lemkin was a Polish Jewish lawyer who lost 49 members of his immediate family in the Holocaust. (18 words)

Lemkin's definition of the term genocide fits in well with Germany's crime against the Hereros, Namas and Damaras in Namibia. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

For Lemkin, genocide involved not only ‘mass killings’, but “a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves”. (36 words)

In a damning statement, the non-profit also accused the US of being ‘complicit’ in genocide, adding: ‘The Lemkin Institute has had it with the cynical lies and propaganda from Israel and the USA. (34 words)

Usage As early as 1944, lawyer Raphael Lemkin distinguished a cultural component to genocide, which since then has become known as "cultural genocide". (23 words)

Example sentences (6)

Lemkin faced significant restrictions.

Raphael Lemkin was a Polish Jewish lawyer who lost 49 members of his immediate family in the Holocaust.

For Lemkin, genocide involved not only ‘mass killings’, but “a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves”.

In a damning statement, the non-profit also accused the US of being ‘complicit’ in genocide, adding: ‘The Lemkin Institute has had it with the cynical lies and propaganda from Israel and the USA.

Lemkin's definition of the term genocide fits in well with Germany's crime against the Hereros, Namas and Damaras in Namibia.

Usage As early as 1944, lawyer Raphael Lemkin distinguished a cultural component to genocide, which since then has become known as "cultural genocide".

Common combinations with lemkin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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