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Leonese meaning

  1. Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
  2. From, or pertaining to the Kingdom of León, a former independent kingdom in the northwest of Iberia.

Using Leonese

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain. | From, or pertaining to the Kingdom of León, a former independent kingdom in the northwest of Iberia.
  • In the example corpus, leonese often appears in combinations such as: the leonese, and leonese.

Context around Leonese

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

advance 1× ventana 1× arrive 1×

Sentence patterns with Leonese

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

asturian and leonese ventana and 1× castilian and leonese 1× check the leonese advance early 1× expense of leonese and of 1× saw the leonese arrive he 1× than the leonese 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ibn hudd had 1× it passes by 1× spanish asturian and 1× throughout the century 1× when afonso saw 1× with the reconquista 1×

Common sentence endings:

alange in 1230 1× castilian and leonese 1× city s gates 1× other close dialects 1× than the leonese 1× ventus wind cf 1×

Words around Leonese

Just before it in the word index:

leones 12 leonel 11 leoneans 41 leonean 29 leone 690 leonding 2

Just after it in the word index:

leonetti 13 leong 48 leongatha 20 leonhard 25 leonhardt 14 leoni 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Leonese

  • In this selection, "leonese" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, advance, ventana and arrive stand out and add context to how "leonese" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include asturian and leonese ventana and and castilian and leonese. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "leonese" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with leonese

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

Spanish, Asturian, and Leonese ventana and Mirandese and Sardinian bentana come from Latin ventus "wind" (cf. (16 words)

With the Reconquista, new artistic trends took hold, with Galician-Asturian influences more visible than the Leonese. (17 words)

Ibn Hudd had attempted to check the Leonese advance early on, but the bulk of his Andalusian army was destroyed at the battle of Alange in 1230. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Throughout the century, Castilian (what is also known today as Spanish) gained a growing prominence in the Kingdom of Castile as the language of culture and communication, at the expense of Leonese and of other close dialects. (37 words)

When Afonso saw the Leonese arrive he tried to flee, but he was disabled by a broken leg caused by a fall from his horse, and made prisoner at one the city's gates. (34 words)

It passes by the Palacio de la Isla which served as one of Franco's headquarters during the Spanish Civil War and is currently the Language Institute of Castilian and Leonese. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

Ibn Hudd had attempted to check the Leonese advance early on, but the bulk of his Andalusian army was destroyed at the battle of Alange in 1230.

It passes by the Palacio de la Isla which served as one of Franco's headquarters during the Spanish Civil War and is currently the Language Institute of Castilian and Leonese.

Spanish, Asturian, and Leonese ventana and Mirandese and Sardinian bentana come from Latin ventus "wind" (cf.

Throughout the century, Castilian (what is also known today as Spanish) gained a growing prominence in the Kingdom of Castile as the language of culture and communication, at the expense of Leonese and of other close dialects.

When Afonso saw the Leonese arrive he tried to flee, but he was disabled by a broken leg caused by a fall from his horse, and made prisoner at one the city's gates.

With the Reconquista, new artistic trends took hold, with Galician-Asturian influences more visible than the Leonese.

Common combinations with leonese

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leonese" in a sentence?
An example: "Ibn Hudd had attempted to check the Leonese advance early on, but the bulk of his Andalusian army was destroyed at the battle of Alange in 1230." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "leonese" from authentic English texts.
What does "leonese" mean?
Leonese means: Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
How many example sentences with "leonese" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "leonese", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.