Get to know Medan better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like city or metropolis.
Medan meaning
The capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonyms of Medan
Using Medan
- The main meaning on this page is: The capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, medan often appears in combinations such as: in medan, the medan, of medan.
Context around Medan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Medan
- In this selection, "medan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, belawan, square, jalan, north, bombing and pasar stand out and add context to how "medan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include man of medan is available and at both medan and jakarta. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "medan" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with medan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His son-in-law Bobby Nasution has become mayor of Medan. (11 words)
A street view of the Old Market Square (Medan Pasar, on Jalan Medan Pesar) in 2007. (16 words)
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. (16 words)
While Mr Soe continued to stay on at the Medan orphanage for some time due to Mr de Ponti’s frequent travels, the latter subsequently arranged for him to be taken to Singapore for surgery. (35 words)
At the madrasa in Medan, which preaches the dangers of radicalism within a conservative approach to Islam, a row of boys sat on the veranda of a mosque and expounded on their worldview. (33 words)
Police Brigadier General Dedi Prasetyo, a national police spokesman, told us that Medan in northern Sumatra, Surabaya in eastern Java and Pontianak in western Kalimantan are the most significant transit locations for pangolins. (33 words)
Example sentences (15)
Similarly, in the case of the Medan bombing, RMN had attended a regular closed-door in Belawan, Medan, since April 2018.
A street view of the Old Market Square (Medan Pasar, on Jalan Medan Pesar) in 2007.
By early October, they had moved to a nearby island called Bintan, before making a 400-mile journey to Medan, a city of 2.4 million people in northern Sumatra.
His son-in-law Bobby Nasution has become mayor of Medan.
While Mr Soe continued to stay on at the Medan orphanage for some time due to Mr de Ponti’s frequent travels, the latter subsequently arranged for him to be taken to Singapore for surgery.
A Muslim man holds up a poster during a rally outside the Indian Consulate General in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, March 2, 2020.
At the madrasa in Medan, which preaches the dangers of radicalism within a conservative approach to Islam, a row of boys sat on the veranda of a mosque and expounded on their worldview.
Police Brigadier General Dedi Prasetyo, a national police spokesman, told us that Medan in northern Sumatra, Surabaya in eastern Java and Pontianak in western Kalimantan are the most significant transit locations for pangolins.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
The Medan attack came as the country's counter-terrorism force worked to root out suspected Islamic militants following a tip about possible attacks against police and houses of worship since last month.
Junior high school students paint their uniforms after the final national examination in Medan, North Sumatra, on Thursday (26/04).
Linus said his eighth book narrated the true story of the brutal murder of Penghulu lmban Medan, who was a community leader in Ulu Oya, Selangau in 1972.
After the Suryadi faction announced a party congress to sack Megawati would be held in Medan on 20–22 June, Megawati proclaimed that her supporters would hold demonstrations in protest.
For example, the SEA-ME-WE 3 optical submarine telecommunications cable lands at both Medan and Jakarta connecting Europe with South eastern Asia (several countries up to Japan ) and Australia ( Perth ).
Common combinations with medan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in medan 4×
- the medan 3×
- of medan 3×
- medan north 2×
- medan is 2×