How do you use Mikan in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Mikan meaning
An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.
Using Mikan
- The main meaning on this page is: An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.
- In the example corpus, mikan often appears in combinations such as: george mikan.
Context around Mikan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mikan
- In this selection, "mikan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, george, superstars, retirement, mikkelson, led and accomplished stand out and add context to how "mikan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and george mikan on this and first retirement mikan led the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mikan" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mikan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tonight, he passed Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Jack Sikma, and George Mikan on this list pic. (16 words)
Mikan (Citrus ×unshiu), also known as satsumas Sweet oranges (Citrus ×sinensis) are used in many foods. (16 words)
When we throw all those awards and statistics together, there is nobody in NBA history who can match everything Mikan accomplished. (21 words)
Grant made his fame in football, but he also was one of the former Gophers that Hartman brought to the Lakers, to surround the superstars — Mikan, Mikkelson, Jim Pollard and Dugie Martin — on those championship teams. (36 words)
I handed out seven to Bill Russell, four to George Mikan, one more to Wilt Chamberlain, and one each to Bob Pettit, Bob Cousy, Paul Arizin, Bob Davies, Sam Jones, and Dolph Schayes. (33 words)
Throughout his six-year NBA career before his first retirement, Mikan led the league in scoring three times and in rebounding two times, top five in field goal percentage three times. (31 words)
Example sentences (6)
I handed out seven to Bill Russell, four to George Mikan, one more to Wilt Chamberlain, and one each to Bob Pettit, Bob Cousy, Paul Arizin, Bob Davies, Sam Jones, and Dolph Schayes.
Grant made his fame in football, but he also was one of the former Gophers that Hartman brought to the Lakers, to surround the superstars — Mikan, Mikkelson, Jim Pollard and Dugie Martin — on those championship teams.
Throughout his six-year NBA career before his first retirement, Mikan led the league in scoring three times and in rebounding two times, top five in field goal percentage three times.
When we throw all those awards and statistics together, there is nobody in NBA history who can match everything Mikan accomplished.
Tonight, he passed Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Jack Sikma, and George Mikan on this list pic.
Mikan (Citrus ×unshiu), also known as satsumas Sweet oranges (Citrus ×sinensis) are used in many foods.
Common combinations with mikan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: