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Mafeking is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mafeking in a sentence

Mafeking meaning

  1. Dated form of Mahikeng (“place in South Africa”).
  2. A locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia

Using Mafeking

  • The main meaning on this page is: Dated form of Mahikeng (“place in South Africa”). | A locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia
  • In the example corpus, mafeking often appears in combinations such as: of mafeking, mafeking on, mafeking road.

Context around Mafeking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

issue 1× books 1×

Often after:

road 2× joined 1× ladysmith 1×

Sentence patterns with Mafeking

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

cities of mafeking ladysmith and 1× known books mafeking road 1× mafeking also briefly 1× mafeking being a 1× mafeking road has 1× moved from mafeking to gaberones 1× north of mafeking on december 1× ones at mafeking and kimberley 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

following a local 1× mafeking also briefly 1× mafeking being a 1× mafeking road has 1× meanwhile he detached 1× meanwhile to the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few weeks 1× books mafeking road 1× december 29 1895 1× edwardian phrase mafficking 1× established as capital 1× for such attacks 1×

Words around Mafeking

Just before it in the word index:

mafe 7 mafco 3 mafaya 2 mafara 8 mafalde 2 mafalda 9

Just after it in the word index:

mafeteng 6 maffei 14 maffeo 8 maffia 3 maffra 2 maffs 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Mafeking

  • In this selection, "mafeking" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, issue, books, road, joined and ladysmith stand out and add context to how "mafeking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cities of mafeking ladysmith and and known books mafeking road. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mafeking" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mafeking

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

Mafeking Road has never been out of print since its publication in 1947. (13 words)

The Jameson Raid started from Pitsani Pothlugo (or Potlogo) convert north of Mafeking on December 29, 1895. (17 words)

The short stories that he wrote during this period formed the basis for another of his best-known books, Mafeking Road. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Meanwhile, to the north-west at Mafeking, on the border with Transvaal, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell had raised two regiments of local forces amounting to about 1,200 men in order to attack and create diversions if things further south went amiss. (42 words)

Siege life took its toll on both the defending soldiers and the civilians in the cities of Mafeking, Ladysmith, and Kimberley as food began to grow scarce after a few weeks. (31 words)

Following a local referendum on the issue, Mafeking joined Bophuthatswana in 1980, three years after Bophuthatswana was awarded independence, and was renamed Mafikeng, and treated as a suburb of Mmabatho. (30 words)

Example sentences (11)

Following a local referendum on the issue, Mafeking joined Bophuthatswana in 1980, three years after Bophuthatswana was awarded independence, and was renamed Mafikeng, and treated as a suburb of Mmabatho.

Mafeking also briefly served as capital of the pre-independence Bantustan of Bophuthatswana in the 1970s, before the adjoining town of Mmabatho was established as capital.

Mafeking, being a railway junction, provided good supply facilities and was the obvious place for Baden-Powell to fortify in readiness for such attacks.

Mafeking Road has never been out of print since its publication in 1947.

Meanwhile, he detached a small force to relieve Baden-Powell, and the Relief of Mafeking on 18 May 1900 provoked riotous celebrations in Britain coining the Edwardian phrase mafficking.

Meanwhile, to the north-west at Mafeking, on the border with Transvaal, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell had raised two regiments of local forces amounting to about 1,200 men in order to attack and create diversions if things further south went amiss.

Siege life took its toll on both the defending soldiers and the civilians in the cities of Mafeking, Ladysmith, and Kimberley as food began to grow scarce after a few weeks.

The city changed its name from Gaberones to Gaborone in 1969. citation In 1965, the capital of the Bechuanaland Protectorate moved from Mafeking to Gaberones.

The Jameson Raid started from Pitsani Pothlugo (or Potlogo) convert north of Mafeking on December 29, 1895.

The short stories that he wrote during this period formed the basis for another of his best-known books, Mafeking Road.

With elements of both speed and surprise the Boer drove quickly towards the major British garrison at Ladysmith and the smaller ones at Mafeking and Kimberley.

Common combinations with mafeking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mafeking" in a sentence?
An example: "Following a local referendum on the issue, Mafeking joined Bophuthatswana in 1980, three years after Bophuthatswana was awarded independence, and was renamed Mafikeng, and treated as a suburb of Mmabatho." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mafeking" from authentic English texts.
What does "mafeking" mean?
Mafeking means: Dated form of Mahikeng (“place in South Africa”).
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