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

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Maritzburg in a sentence

Maritzburg meaning

Ellipsis of Pietermaritzburg.

Using Maritzburg

  • The main meaning on this page is: Ellipsis of Pietermaritzburg.
  • In the example corpus, maritzburg often appears in combinations such as: maritzburg united, the maritzburg, and maritzburg.

Context around Maritzburg

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

placed 1× means 1× saturday 1× beat 1× club 1×

Often after:

united 6× need 1× surviving 1× defence 1× sun 1× college 1× based 1×

Sentence patterns with Maritzburg

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

maritzburg united coach 2× apart by maritzburg s attackers 1× arriving from maritzburg united at 1× bottom placed maritzburg surviving relegation 1× coach at maritzburg united fadlu 1× hired by maritzburg after they 1× his club maritzburg and it 1× maritzburg local daryl 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

maritzburg united coach 2× arriving from maritzburg 1× as halloween looms 1× both pirates and 1× davids was re 1× fortune makaringe says 1×

Common sentence endings:

against chippa united 1× against maritzburg college 1× against orlando pirates 1× an eye on 1× at orlando pirates 1× defeat to pirates 1×

Words around Maritzburg

Just before it in the word index:

maritza 11 maritz 14 marittima 2 maritsa 3 maritimes 87 maritimers 2

Just after it in the word index:

mariucci 9 marium 3 mariupol 66 marius 113 mariusz 13 mariveles 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abaribe 42 abbasids 42 abstentions 42 abundances 42 acadians 42 acrisure 42

Corpus analysis for Maritzburg

  • In this selection, "maritzburg" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, placed, means, saturday, united, need and surviving stand out and add context to how "maritzburg" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include maritzburg united coach and apart by maritzburg s attackers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "maritzburg" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with maritzburg

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

Both Pirates and Maritzburg need the points, albeit for different reasons. (11 words)

Maritzburg will have to finish top of the three team mini-league to retain their Premiership status. (17 words)

Not far behind him on 188 was Connor Esterhuizen of St John’s College playing against Maritzburg College. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The Bafana coach was not pleased his Sundowns counterpart said he rested several of his club’s Bafana players after their win against Maritzburg “because they’ve got niggling injuries to be honest and that’s the truth”. (38 words)

They beat Maritzburg 2-1 in the MTN8 quarters‚ then in the league lost 3-0 to Sundowns at home and beat Chippa United 1-0 away‚ before their semifinal first leg defeat to Pirates. (35 words)

Makaringe was one of the leading midfielders in the top-flight last season despite the struggles of his club Maritzburg‚ and it was no surprise when he was signed by Pirates for the new campaign. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Both Pirates and Maritzburg need the points, albeit for different reasons.

Davids was re-hired by Maritzburg after they parted ways with John Maduka following a string of bad results.

Maritzburg will have to finish top of the three team mini-league to retain their Premiership status.

Sanele Barns' lone first-half strike had looked enough to dim hopes of bottom-placed Maritzburg surviving relegation before Palace came up with an equaliser in referee's optional time.

The duo had been a constant threat to the Maritzburg defence but only scored in extra time to seal the win.

This victory over Casric, who ended these play-offs winless after their four matches, means Maritzburg will host Cape Town Spurs in a high-stakes affair at the Harry Gwala Stadium this week.

The Bafana coach was not pleased his Sundowns counterpart said he rested several of his club’s Bafana players after their win against Maritzburg “because they’ve got niggling injuries to be honest and that’s the truth”.

Arriving from Maritzburg United at the start of the season the lanky midfielder has grabbed his opportunities with forceful performances that have made it hard for Bucs' coaches this season to leave him out.

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Fortune Makaringe says the presence his former coach at Maritzburg United Fadlu Davids has helped him settle quickly at Orlando Pirates.

Maritzburg United coach Eric Tinkler has hailed goalkeeper Richard Ofori as a quality player and wants clubs interested in him to be prepared to pay a lot of money.

On Saturday, Maritzburg United’s Gabriel Nyoni was named man of the match in their 0-0 against Chippa United.

They beat Maritzburg 2-1 in the MTN8 quarters‚ then in the league lost 3-0 to Sundowns at home and beat Chippa United 1-0 away‚ before their semifinal first leg defeat to Pirates.

Makaringe was one of the leading midfielders in the top-flight last season despite the struggles of his club Maritzburg‚ and it was no surprise when he was signed by Pirates for the new campaign.

Maritzburg local Daryl Pike, who has a wealth of experience and history in the renovation and repair industry, has officially taken over the reins in November.

Maritzburg United coach Eric Tinkler during a Telkom Knockout 2019 final press conference at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Thursday.

Maritzburg United Eric Tinkler is of the opinion that his team deserved more than the one point they got against Orlando Pirates.

Middendorp experimented with a new central defensive pairing of Cardoso and Yagan Sasman and it went horrible wrong as they were disorganized and easily taken apart by Maritzburg’s attackers.

Not far behind him on 188 was Connor Esterhuizen of St John’s College playing against Maritzburg College.

The Maritzburg-based side had completed their matches on Saturday and edged out Limpopo, one of the most impressive sides in the inaugural competition, courtesy of a better net run-rate.

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Common combinations with maritzburg

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "maritzburg" in a sentence?
An example: "Both Pirates and Maritzburg need the points, albeit for different reasons." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "maritzburg" from authentic English texts.
What does "maritzburg" mean?
Maritzburg means: Ellipsis of Pietermaritzburg.
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