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Minamata in a sentence

Minamata meaning

A city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Using Minamata

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
  • In the example corpus, minamata often appears in combinations such as: minamata convention.

Context around Minamata

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

old 1× nations 1×

Often after:

convention 2× disease 1× star 1×

Sentence patterns with Minamata

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

onto the minamata convention which 1× plaintiffs as minamata disease victims 1× united nations minamata convention environment 1× year old minamata star has 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ghana has also 1× the 57 year 1× the minister said 1× the osaka district 1×

Common sentence endings:

and media reports 1× environment on mercury 1× nicol s verdict 1× on human life 1×

Words around Minamata

Just before it in the word index:

minallah 4 minal 5 minakov 3 minako 3 minaj 179 minahang 2

Just after it in the word index:

minami 11 minamino 10 minamisoma 2 minamoto 13 minana 4 minangkabau 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Minamata

  • In this selection, "minamata" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, old, nations, convention, disease and star stand out and add context to how "minamata" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include onto the minamata convention which and plaintiffs as minamata disease victims. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "minamata" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with minamata

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 57-year-old "Minamata" star has since submitted a request to the Court of Appeal to overturn Judge Nicol's verdict. (22 words)

The Minister said this at an Inception Workshop for Special Programme organised by the Environmental Protection Agency in Accra and supported by the United Nations Minamata Convention Environment on Mercury. (30 words)

Ghana has also signed onto the Minamata Convention, which seeks to ban the usage of mercury in the mining industry due to the harmful effects of the chemical on human life. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered the government, Kumamoto and Chisso Corp, which is held responsible for the pollution, to pay 2.75 million yen each, according to officials and media reports. (40 words)

Ghana has also signed onto the Minamata Convention, which seeks to ban the usage of mercury in the mining industry due to the harmful effects of the chemical on human life. (31 words)

The Minister said this at an Inception Workshop for Special Programme organised by the Environmental Protection Agency in Accra and supported by the United Nations Minamata Convention Environment on Mercury. (30 words)

Example sentences (4)

The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered the government, Kumamoto and Chisso Corp, which is held responsible for the pollution, to pay 2.75 million yen each, according to officials and media reports.

The 57-year-old "Minamata" star has since submitted a request to the Court of Appeal to overturn Judge Nicol's verdict.

Ghana has also signed onto the Minamata Convention, which seeks to ban the usage of mercury in the mining industry due to the harmful effects of the chemical on human life.

The Minister said this at an Inception Workshop for Special Programme organised by the Environmental Protection Agency in Accra and supported by the United Nations Minamata Convention Environment on Mercury.

Common combinations with minamata

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "minamata" in a sentence?
An example: "The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered the government, Kumamoto and Chisso Corp, which is held responsible for the pollution, to pay 2.75 million yen each, according to officials and media reports." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "minamata" from authentic English texts.
What does "minamata" mean?
Minamata means: A city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
How many example sentences with "minamata" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "minamata", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.