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Explore Meriam through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Meriam in a sentence

Meriam meaning

A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.

Using Meriam

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
  • In the example corpus, meriam often appears in combinations such as: the meriam, meriam report.

Context around Meriam

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lewis 1× menyemprotkan 1× ebenezer 1×

Often after:

report 2× documented 1× air 1× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Meriam

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

as the meriam report after 1× by the meriam people 1× dengan menyemprotkan meriam air serta 1× director lewis meriam documented fraud 1× ebenezer meriam had organized 1× particular the meriam report found 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

completed in 1936 1× ebenezer meriam had 1× in particular the 1× polisi hingga kini 1× this rejection ended 1×

Common sentence endings:

by government agents 1× gas air mata 1× low mean water 1× the meriam people 1× their land rights 1×

Words around Meriam

Just before it in the word index:

meriadoc 5 meria 2 meri 79 merguez 2 merging 333 mergia 3

Just after it in the word index:

merian 8 meribah 2 meribole 2 merica 6 merican 2 merici 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Meriam

  • In this selection, "meriam" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lewis, menyemprotkan, ebenezer, report, documented and air stand out and add context to how "meriam" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the meriam report after and by the meriam people. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "meriam" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with meriam

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

Polisi hingga kini masih berupaya untuk mendorong mundur para pendemo dengan menyemprotkan meriam air serta menembakan gas air mata. (19 words)

This rejection ended up recognizing that there was a pre-existing system of law practiced by the Meriam people. (19 words)

In particular, the Meriam Report found that the General Allotment Act had been used to illegally deprive Native Americans of their land rights. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Completed in 1936, The Problem of Indian Administration commonly known as the Meriam Report after the study's director, Lewis Meriam documented fraud and misappropriation by government agents. (28 words)

Ebenezer Meriam had organized a subscription to pay Maillefert $6,000 to, for instance, reduce Pot Rock to provide convert of depth at low-mean water. (26 words)

In particular, the Meriam Report found that the General Allotment Act had been used to illegally deprive Native Americans of their land rights. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

Completed in 1936, The Problem of Indian Administration commonly known as the Meriam Report after the study's director, Lewis Meriam documented fraud and misappropriation by government agents.

Polisi hingga kini masih berupaya untuk mendorong mundur para pendemo dengan menyemprotkan meriam air serta menembakan gas air mata.

Ebenezer Meriam had organized a subscription to pay Maillefert $6,000 to, for instance, reduce Pot Rock to provide convert of depth at low-mean water.

In particular, the Meriam Report found that the General Allotment Act had been used to illegally deprive Native Americans of their land rights.

This rejection ended up recognizing that there was a pre-existing system of law practiced by the Meriam people.

Common combinations with meriam

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "meriam" in a sentence?
An example: "Completed in 1936, The Problem of Indian Administration commonly known as the Meriam Report after the study's director, Lewis Meriam documented fraud and misappropriation by government agents." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "meriam" from authentic English texts.
What does "meriam" mean?
Meriam means: A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
How many example sentences with "meriam" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "meriam", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.