Explore Ligurian through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ligurian meaning
Of, from or relating to Liguria, Italy.
Using Ligurian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, from or relating to Liguria, Italy.
- In the example corpus, ligurian often appears in combinations such as: the ligurian, and ligurian.
Context around Ligurian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ligurian
- In this selection, "ligurian" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, romagnolo, celtic, ports, reinforcements and troops stand out and add context to how "ligurian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include emiliano romagnolo ligurian and venetian and faces the ligurian sea the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ligurian" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ligurian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It soon received Gallic and Ligurian reinforcements. (7 words)
It is geographically and linguistically included in the Northern Italian group (with Lombard, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, and Venetian). (18 words)
In particular, the commune aimed to gain control over the lucrative trade routes leading northwards from the Ligurian ports. (19 words)
The Roman name Avennĭo Cavarum (Mela, II, 575, Pliny III, 36), i.e. "Avignon of Cavares" accurately shows that Avignon was one of the three cities of the Celtic-Ligurian tribe of Cavares, along with Cavaillon and Orange. (38 words)
The northern coast faces the Ligurian Sea, the eastern coast the Piombino Channel, the southern coast the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Corsica Channel divides the western tip of the island from neighbouring Corsica. (33 words)
The city rises from the flat beach into gentle rising hills, then is bounded by surrounding mountains that represent the Southern and nearly the Western extent of the Ligurian Alps range. (31 words)
Example sentences (9)
In particular, the commune aimed to gain control over the lucrative trade routes leading northwards from the Ligurian ports.
It is geographically and linguistically included in the Northern Italian group (with Lombard, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, and Venetian).
It soon received Gallic and Ligurian reinforcements.
Soon, the entire north of Italy was unofficially insurgent, with both Gallic and Ligurian troops bolstering Hannibal's army to at least 40,000 men.
The Carthaginian force under Hasdrubal had left Iberia a year before, after the defeat at the Battle of Baecula and had been reinforced by Gallic and Ligurian mercenaries and allies.
The city gives its name to a variety of pesto – pesto alla trapenese – made using almonds instead of the traditional pine nuts in Ligurian pesto.
The city rises from the flat beach into gentle rising hills, then is bounded by surrounding mountains that represent the Southern and nearly the Western extent of the Ligurian Alps range.
The northern coast faces the Ligurian Sea, the eastern coast the Piombino Channel, the southern coast the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Corsica Channel divides the western tip of the island from neighbouring Corsica.
The Roman name Avennĭo Cavarum (Mela, II, 575, Pliny III, 36), i.e. "Avignon of Cavares" accurately shows that Avignon was one of the three cities of the Celtic-Ligurian tribe of Cavares, along with Cavaillon and Orange.
Common combinations with ligurian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: