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Mabo is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mabo in a sentence

Related words

Mabo | Mabona | Mabon | Maboe | Mabou | Mabouya | Mabolo | Maboshe | Mabopane

Mabo meaning

The High Court case Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which rejected the doctrine of terra nullius in favour of the common-law doctrine of aboriginal title.

Using Mabo

  • The main meaning on this page is: The High Court case Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which rejected the doctrine of terra nullius in favour of the common-law doctrine of aboriginal title.
  • In the example corpus, mabo often appears in combinations such as: the mabo, on mabo, eddie mabo.

Context around Mabo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

1992 1× eddie 1×

Often after:

case 2× continued 1× decision 1×

Sentence patterns with Mabo

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

alongside the mabo case manuscripts 1× as the mabo case attracted 1× by eddie mabo and professor 1× had on mabo and his 1× mabo continued our 1× the 1992 mabo decision and 1× the mabo v queensland 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it followed a 1× it provided a 1× mabo continued our 1× native title as 1× territory records office 1× the mabo v 1×

Common sentence endings:

and his family 1× and public attention 1× despite british colonisation 1× get the assistant 1× marion mahony griffin 1× professor noel loos 1×

Words around Mabo

Just before it in the word index:

mabna 2 mabley 2 mablethorpe 5 mable 26 mablanyo 2 mabkhout 8

Just after it in the word index:

maboe 7 mabola 2 mabolo 3 mabon 8 mabona 17 mabopane 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Mabo

  • In this selection, "mabo" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 1992, eddie, case, continued and decision stand out and add context to how "mabo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alongside the mabo case manuscripts and as the mabo case attracted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mabo" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mabo

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

The Mabo v Queensland (No 2) case (known as the "Mabo case") attracted great media and public attention. (18 words)

It provided a dramatised account of the case, focusing on the effect it had on Mabo and his family. (19 words)

Mabo continued: “Our ex-international women have also delivered when given the chance and I want to plead that if they are not given the Head coach’s job, they should get the assistant. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Territory Records Office director Danielle Wickman said she was excited to see the records displayed on the register alongside the Mabo case manuscripts and the designs for the city of Canberra produced by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. (40 words)

It followed a conference at James Cook University called Land Rights and Future Australian Race Relations, organised by the Townsville chapter of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and co-chaired by Eddie Mabo and Professor Noel Loos. (36 words)

Native title — as recognised in the 1992 Mabo decision and later codified in the Native Title Act 1993 — recognises that Aboriginal peoples’ rights to land and waters still exist under certain circumstances despite British colonisation. (35 words)

Example sentences (6)

The Mabo v Queensland (No 2) case (known as the "Mabo case") attracted great media and public attention.

Territory Records Office director Danielle Wickman said she was excited to see the records displayed on the register alongside the Mabo case manuscripts and the designs for the city of Canberra produced by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.

Mabo continued: “Our ex-international women have also delivered when given the chance and I want to plead that if they are not given the Head coach’s job, they should get the assistant.

Native title — as recognised in the 1992 Mabo decision and later codified in the Native Title Act 1993 — recognises that Aboriginal peoples’ rights to land and waters still exist under certain circumstances despite British colonisation.

It followed a conference at James Cook University called Land Rights and Future Australian Race Relations, organised by the Townsville chapter of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee and co-chaired by Eddie Mabo and Professor Noel Loos.

It provided a dramatised account of the case, focusing on the effect it had on Mabo and his family.

Common combinations with mabo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mabo" in a sentence?
An example: "The Mabo v Queensland (No 2) case (known as the "Mabo case") attracted great media and public attention." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "mabo" from authentic English texts.
What does "mabo" mean?
Mabo means: The High Court case Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which rejected the doctrine of terra nullius in favour of the common-law doctrine of aboriginal title.
How many example sentences with "mabo" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "mabo", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.