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Locris | Locri

Locris meaning

An ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Using Locris

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Context around Locris

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

loyalty 1×

Often after:

minted 1× became 1×

Sentence patterns with Locris

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

its loyalty locris minted coins 1× persephone at locris before his 1× phocis and locris became untenable 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the end 1× despite this pyrrhus 1× with boeotia in 1×

Common sentence endings:

greeks of italy 1× of hostile oligarchs 1× the roman fold 1×

Words around Locris

Just before it in the word index:

locrians 3 locrian 3 locri 2 locosts 3 locost 4 locos 36

Just after it in the word index:

locs 15 locsin 17 loctite 4 locum 21 locums 5 locus 144

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Locris

  • In this selection, "locris" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loyalty, minted and became stand out and add context to how "locris" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include its loyalty locris minted coins and persephone at locris before his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "locris" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with locris

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

With Boeotia in hostile hands, Phocis and Locris became untenable and quickly fell under the control of hostile oligarchs. (19 words)

Despite this, Pyrrhus plundered the temple of Persephone at Locris before his return to Epirus, an event which would live on in the memory of the Greeks of Italy. (29 words)

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold. (37 words)

Despite this, Pyrrhus plundered the temple of Persephone at Locris before his return to Epirus, an event which would live on in the memory of the Greeks of Italy. (29 words)

With Boeotia in hostile hands, Phocis and Locris became untenable and quickly fell under the control of hostile oligarchs. (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold.

Despite this, Pyrrhus plundered the temple of Persephone at Locris before his return to Epirus, an event which would live on in the memory of the Greeks of Italy.

With Boeotia in hostile hands, Phocis and Locris became untenable and quickly fell under the control of hostile oligarchs.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "locris" in a sentence?
An example: "At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "locris" from authentic English texts.
What does "locris" mean?
Locris means: An ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.
How many example sentences with "locris" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "locris", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.