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Londinium in a sentence

Londinium meaning

  1. A city in Britannia, Roman Empire: An ancient settlement in the area of modern London.
  2. Synonym of modern London: A city in England, United Kingdom.

Using Londinium

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city in Britannia, Roman Empire: An ancient settlement in the area of modern London. | Synonym of modern London: A city in England, United Kingdom.
  • In the example corpus, londinium often appears in combinations such as: century londinium, londinium main, to londinium.

Context around Londinium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

century 2× entered 1× london 1×

Often after:

main 2× manchester 1× present 1×

Sentence patterns with Londinium

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

2nd century londinium had replaced 1× as london londinium manchester mamucium 1× bishops from londinium one de 1× first century londinium as a 1× highway between londinium and calleva 1× hurried to londinium main modern 1× located in londinium present day 1× londinium main was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the beginning 1× londinium main was 1× many of britain 1× suetonius however with 1× take a guided 1× the next roman 1×

Common sentence endings:

a museum expert 1× and calleva silchester 1× and trading vessels 1× by the romans 1× colonia londinensium main 1× male garrison town 1×

Words around Londinium

Just before it in the word index:

londie 3 londhe 3 londesborough 2 londa 2 lond 3 loncke 5

Just after it in the word index:

londis 7 londo 6 london 15.331 londonbased 2 londonderry 85 londoner 75

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Londinium

  • In this selection, "londinium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, century, entered, london, main, manchester and present stand out and add context to how "londinium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2nd century londinium had replaced and as london londinium manchester mamucium. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "londinium" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with londinium

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

We used to think of first century Londinium as a mostly male garrison town. (14 words)

Take a guided tour of the historic remains — where Roman sentries controlled who entered Londinium — with a museum expert. (19 words)

By the beginning of the 2nd century, Londinium had replaced Camulodunum (Colchester) as the capital of Roman Britain ("Britannia"). (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Unfortunately, the list is patently corrupt: the British delegation is given as including a Bishop "Eborius" of Eboracum and two bishops "from Londinium " (one de civitate Londinensi main and the other de civitate colonia Londinensium main). (36 words)

Londinium main was a relatively new settlement, founded after the conquest of AD 43, but it had grown to be a thriving commercial centre with a population of travellers, traders, and, probably, Roman officials. (34 words)

Suetonius, however, with wonderful resolution, marched amidst a hostile population to Londinium, which, though undistinguished by the name of a colony, was much frequented by a number of merchants and trading vessels. (32 words)

Example sentences (10)

Take a guided tour of the historic remains — where Roman sentries controlled who entered Londinium — with a museum expert.

We used to think of first century Londinium as a mostly male garrison town.

By the beginning of the 2nd century, Londinium had replaced Camulodunum (Colchester) as the capital of Roman Britain ("Britannia").

Londinium main was a relatively new settlement, founded after the conquest of AD 43, but it had grown to be a thriving commercial centre with a population of travellers, traders, and, probably, Roman officials.

Many of Britain's major cities, such as London ( Londinium ), Manchester ( Mamucium ) and York ( Eboracum ), were founded by the Romans.

Suetonius, however, with wonderful resolution, marched amidst a hostile population to Londinium, which, though undistinguished by the name of a colony, was much frequented by a number of merchants and trading vessels.

The next Roman bridges upstream were at Pontes ( Staines ) on the Devil's Highway between Londinium and Calleva ( Silchester ).

The only sanctuary of Isis ( fanum Isidis) identified with certainty in Roman Britain is located in Londinium (present-day London).

Unfortunately, the list is patently corrupt: the British delegation is given as including a Bishop "Eborius" of Eboracum and two bishops "from Londinium " (one de civitate Londinensi main and the other de civitate colonia Londinensium main).

Upon hearing of the revolt, Suetonius hurried to Londinium main (modern London ), the 20-year-old commercial settlement that was the rebels' next target.

Common combinations with londinium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "londinium" in a sentence?
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What does "londinium" mean?
Londinium means: A city in Britannia, Roman Empire: An ancient settlement in the area of modern London.
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