Explore Limousin through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Limousin meaning
- A geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- A dialect of the Occitan language.
Synonyms of Limousin
Using Limousin
- The main meaning on this page is: A geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. | A dialect of the Occitan language.
- Useful related words include: french region.
- In the example corpus, limousin often appears in combinations such as: the limousin, limousin cross, limousin from.
Context around Limousin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Limousin
- In this selection, "limousin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, young, four, hargreaves, cross, cattle and bulls stand out and add context to how "limousin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 800gn was limousin bull elrick and a young limousin from crawford. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "limousin" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with limousin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Innishmore producer 375kg Limousin to £940. (6 words)
Crawford from Newtownstewart won the championship with his Limousin sired heifer, Red Ruby. (13 words)
This Limousin heifer was bought on behalf of Brian Phillips, Northallerton, for £1760. (13 words)
In the commercial un-led steer or heifer class, the lightweight carcase bronze medal went to a Limousin cross Angus steer bred and exhibited by M and L Grimson, Albion Park, on 90 points. (34 words)
A smaller consignment of weaned cattle saw a lift in trade for all classes, with Limousin bulls from Linden House averaging £1,485/head and selling to £1,570 on two occasions. (32 words)
The fledgling stud, a partnership between Mitchell's Winmarra brand and Meredith's HMK Cattle Co stud, consists of a foundation herd of three, two Limousin cows and a heifer calf. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
A smaller consignment of weaned cattle saw a lift in trade for all classes, with Limousin bulls from Linden House averaging £1,485/head and selling to £1,570 on two occasions.
Crawford from Newtownstewart won the championship with his Limousin sired heifer, Red Ruby.
In the commercial un-led steer or heifer class, the lightweight carcase bronze medal went to a Limousin cross Angus steer bred and exhibited by M and L Grimson, Albion Park, on 90 points.
Suckler stock sold to £2800 for a Saler heifer with bull calf and Breeding Bulls sold to £2350 for a young Limousin from Crawford Brothers, Maguiresbridge.
The cows are bulled to one of four Limousin bulls or an Aberdeen-Angus, with only heifers from the best performing cow lines kept as replacements.
The four Hargreaves Limousin steers had an average weight of 655kg and average selling price of 322p/kg.
This Limousin heifer was bought on behalf of Brian Phillips, Northallerton, for £1760.
Innishmore producer 375kg Limousin to £940.
Local farmer Liam Burke, Woodfield won the Kinsella Cup for the champion of the Show and Sale with a Limousin bullock weighing 720kg and making €2,280.
Meanwhile, a Limousin cross heifer from Woodfield topped the store ring at £2,190 while achieving a superb average of £1,895/head for eleven animals.
Spectators around the showring at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s regional show and sale in Ballymena Mart.
The fledgling stud, a partnership between Mitchell's Winmarra brand and Meredith's HMK Cattle Co stud, consists of a foundation herd of three, two Limousin cows and a heifer calf.
The reserve honours went to the Limousin leader from Ian Nimmo and family, Boghead Farm, Wishaw, with Maraiscote Tangerine, shown by Sophie Harvey.
The store trade peaked at £2,000 for a Limousin heifer from Smalmstown, while a pair of bulls from Kirkburn sold to £1,450/head.
The statement said: “We are an honest, quiet family that want to breed quality pedigree Limousin cattle.
It was at Perth Show in 1980 that he saw Limousin cattle for the first time and felt they had “beef in the right places”.
Overall Champion was a Limousin from D Reid, Middlerigg, Falkirk which sold to £1360 or 239ppkg.
The winner of this year’s County Show’s cattle section — a 15-month-old Limousin cross heifer shown by Balfour Baillie (pictured), from Tankerness.
Also at 2,800gn was Limousin bull Elrick Notable, by Foxhillfarm Impeccabull, from Mike Massie, Mains of Elrick, Auchngatt.
Heifers sold to 258p for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn, purchased by Robert Alexander, Butcher, Port Glasgow and to £1750 from C Smith, South Flanders, Kippen.
Common combinations with limousin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: