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Matadi meaning

The chief seaport of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola.

Using Matadi

  • The main meaning on this page is: The chief seaport of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola.
  • In the example corpus, matadi often appears in combinations such as: of matadi, matadi to.

Context around Matadi

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

emmanuel 1×

Sentence patterns with Matadi

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

city of matadi a port 1× e g matadi to lubumbushi 1× kinshasa and matadi every saturday 1× of emmanuel matadi s life 1× port of matadi 1× transported from matadi to the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as of april 1× he went first 1× in 1914 a 1× in 1928 king 1× the next few 1× to put this 1×

Common sentence endings:

border with angola 1× km by road 1× port of matadi 1× service was planned 1× steamers in leopoldville 1× to be determined 1×

Words around Matadi

Just before it in the word index:

matadero 5 matabeleland 60 matabele 2 matabei 2 matabane 4 matabalao 3

Just after it in the word index:

matador 45 matadors 38 mataele 2 matafale 2 matafeo 7 matagalpa 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Matadi

  • In this selection, "matadi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, emmanuel stand out and add context to how "matadi" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include city of matadi a port and e g matadi to lubumbushi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "matadi" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with matadi

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 next few months of Emmanuel Matadi’s life are to be determined. (13 words)

In 1914, a pipeline was installed so that crude oil could be transported from Matadi to the upriver steamers in Leopoldville. (21 words)

He went first to his home city of Matadi, a port 200 miles to the southwest, and then paid bribes to slip across the adjacent border with Angola. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

In 1928, King Albert I visited the Congo to inaugurate the so-called 'voie national' that linked the Katanga mining region via rail (up to Port Francqui) and river transport (from Port Francqui to Léopoldville) to the Atlantic port of Matadi. (41 words)

As of April 2016, there was one passenger trip per week along the line, which travels the 350 km between Kinshasa and Matadi every Saturday in about 7 hours; more frequent service was planned. (34 words)

He went first to his home city of Matadi, a port 200 miles to the southwest, and then paid bribes to slip across the adjacent border with Angola. (28 words)

Example sentences (6)

He went first to his home city of Matadi, a port 200 miles to the southwest, and then paid bribes to slip across the adjacent border with Angola.

The next few months of Emmanuel Matadi’s life are to be determined.

As of April 2016, there was one passenger trip per week along the line, which travels the 350 km between Kinshasa and Matadi every Saturday in about 7 hours; more frequent service was planned.

In 1914, a pipeline was installed so that crude oil could be transported from Matadi to the upriver steamers in Leopoldville.

In 1928, King Albert I visited the Congo to inaugurate the so-called 'voie national' that linked the Katanga mining region via rail (up to Port Francqui) and river transport (from Port Francqui to Léopoldville) to the Atlantic port of Matadi.

To put this in perspective, the road distance across the country in any direction is more than 2500 km (e.g. Matadi to Lubumbushi, 2700 km by road).

Common combinations with matadi

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of matadi 2×
  • matadi to 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "matadi" in a sentence?
An example: "He went first to his home city of Matadi, a port 200 miles to the southwest, and then paid bribes to slip across the adjacent border with Angola." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "matadi" from authentic English texts.
What does "matadi" mean?
Matadi means: The chief seaport of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola.
How many example sentences with "matadi" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "matadi", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.