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Mekonnen meaning

A surname from Amharic.

Using Mekonnen

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Amharic.
  • In the example corpus, mekonnen often appears in combinations such as: demeke mekonnen, seare mekonnen, mekonnen and.

Context around Mekonnen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

seare 3× demeke 3× ambachew 1× wallelign 1× labor 1×

Often after:

gen 1× ethiopia 1× feyissa 1× inaugurated 1× put 1× gebremedhin 1× explains 1×

Sentence patterns with Mekonnen

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

activist wallelign mekonnen put pen 1× and seare mekonnen gen were 1× customers including mekonnen gebremedhin second 1× for demeke mekonnen ethiopia s 1× gen seare mekonnen who became 1× minister demeke mekonnen have been 1× minister demeke mekonnen inaugurated the 1× of labor mekonnen explains 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amhara region s 1× catherine sozi the 1× deputy prime minister 1× eight people died 1× gen samora has 1× in other words 1×

Common sentence endings:

and other countries 1× aug 15 2019 1× dr mekonnen feyissa 1× in ethiopian flags 1× in july 2018 1× in june 2019 1×

Words around Mekonnen

Just before it in the word index:

mekong 78 mekoa 2 meknes 5 meklin 2 mekki 3 meki 2

Just after it in the word index:

mekons 3 mekoryuk 2 mekran 2 mekuli 2 mel 388 mela 60

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Mekonnen

  • In this selection, "mekonnen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, seare, demeke, ambachew, gen, ethiopia and feyissa stand out and add context to how "mekonnen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include activist wallelign mekonnen put pen and and seare mekonnen gen were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mekonnen" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mekonnen

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

Eight people died en route to the hospital or in it," Reuters reported, quoting Dr Mekonnen Feyissa. (17 words)

Amhara Region’s former President, Ambachew Mekonnen, and Seare Mekonnen (Gen.) were killed on the same date in June 2019. (20 words)

Gen. Samora has been replaced by Gen. Seare Mekonnen, who became a full General and Samora’s deputy only last February. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Solomon Teklu, owner of Java Tree, left, talks with his customers including Mekonnen Gebremedhin, second from left, and Tariku Haile, third from left, at Java Tree at Flamingo Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (40 words)

The coffins of army chief of staff Seare Mekonnen and a retired general, both shot dead on Saturday by Seare’s bodyguard in the national capital Addis Ababa, were wheeled into the hall, draped in Ethiopian flags. (37 words)

Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen inaugurated the project with the ex-mayor of Addis Abeba, Diriba Kuma, and Carolyn Turk, the World Bank's country director to Ethiopia and Sudan, in July 2018. (33 words)

Example sentences (10)

Amhara Region’s former President, Ambachew Mekonnen, and Seare Mekonnen (Gen.) were killed on the same date in June 2019.

Catherine Sozi, the UN’s resident and humanitarian coordinator in Ethiopia, made her plea directly during a reception Friday evening for Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopia’s new foreign minister.

Eight people died en route to the hospital or in it," Reuters reported, quoting Dr Mekonnen Feyissa.

The country's senior officials including the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen have been clarifying purpose and the scale of the operation to neighboring and other countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen inaugurated the project with the ex-mayor of Addis Abeba, Diriba Kuma, and Carolyn Turk, the World Bank's country director to Ethiopia and Sudan, in July 2018.

In other words, it is still the “question of nationalities”, as it has been since Student Movement activist Wallelign Mekonnen put pen to paper in 1969.

Solomon Teklu, owner of Java Tree, left, talks with his customers including Mekonnen Gebremedhin, second from left, and Tariku Haile, third from left, at Java Tree at Flamingo Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019.

The coffins of army chief of staff Seare Mekonnen and a retired general, both shot dead on Saturday by Seare’s bodyguard in the national capital Addis Ababa, were wheeled into the hall, draped in Ethiopian flags.

Gen. Samora has been replaced by Gen. Seare Mekonnen, who became a full General and Samora’s deputy only last February.

The government has given increasing priority to textile and apparel companies to invest in Ethiopia as they would absorb large number of labor, Mekonnen explains.

Common combinations with mekonnen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mekonnen" in a sentence?
An example: "Amhara Region’s former President, Ambachew Mekonnen, and Seare Mekonnen (Gen.) were killed on the same date in June 2019." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mekonnen" from authentic English texts.
What does "mekonnen" mean?
Mekonnen means: A surname from Amharic.
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