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Minya is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Minya in a sentence

Related words

Minya | Minyan | Minyanim

Minya meaning

  1. A city, the capital city of Minya governorate, Egypt.
  2. A governorate in north-eastern Egypt.

Using Minya

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city, the capital city of Minya governorate, Egypt. | A governorate in north-eastern Egypt.
  • In the example corpus, minya often appears in combinations such as: in minya, minya province, minya egypt.

Context around Minya

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

region 1×

Often after:

province 3× egypt 2× southern 1×

Sentence patterns with Minya

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

attack in minya province a 1× attack in minya province showed 1× gebel region minya egypt on 1× in minya the scene 1× mission in minya southern egypt 1× officials in minya province where 1× tadros in minya egypt saturday 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a relative of 1× an archaeological mission 1× friday s attack 1× in minya the 1× local church officials 1× those killed in 1×

Common sentence endings:

according to experts 1× any egyptian province 1× feb 2 2019 1× not be confirmed 1× nov 3 2018 1× shapes and sizes 1×

Words around Minya

Just before it in the word index:

miny 2 minx 6 minuwangoda 2 minutiae 40 minutia 8 minutewomen 24

Just after it in the word index:

minyan 24 minyanim 6 minyon 2 minz 4 mio 29 miocene 66

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Minya

  • In this selection, "minya" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, region, province, egypt and southern stand out and add context to how "minya" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include attack in minya province a and attack in minya province showed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "minya" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with minya

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

Wrapped mummy inside burial site in Tuna El-gebel Region, Minya, Egypt, on Feb. 2, 2019. (16 words)

An archaeological mission in Minya, southern Egypt also a 2,000-year-old cemetery that contained sarcophagi of different shapes and sizes. (22 words)

In Minya, the scene of Friday’s attack, Christians constitute the highest percentage of the population – about 35 percent – of any Egyptian province. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Friday's attack in Minya province showed that IS can still hit hard outside the peninsula, despite retaining only a few hundred or so increasingly squeezed fighters in Egypt, according to experts. (32 words)

Those killed in the exchange of fire were part of a cell that left dead seven pilgrims in Friday's attack in Minya province, a statement by the ministry said. (30 words)

Local church officials in Minya province where the attack took place, put the death toll at 10, but the higher figure could not be confirmed. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

Wrapped mummy inside burial site in Tuna El-gebel Region, Minya, Egypt, on Feb. 2, 2019.

An archaeological mission in Minya, southern Egypt also a 2,000-year-old cemetery that contained sarcophagi of different shapes and sizes.

A relative of a slain Christian grieves during funeral service at Church of Great Martyr Prince Tadros, in Minya, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018.

Friday's attack in Minya province showed that IS can still hit hard outside the peninsula, despite retaining only a few hundred or so increasingly squeezed fighters in Egypt, according to experts.

In Minya, the scene of Friday’s attack, Christians constitute the highest percentage of the population – about 35 percent – of any Egyptian province.

Local church officials in Minya province where the attack took place, put the death toll at 10, but the higher figure could not be confirmed.

Those killed in the exchange of fire were part of a cell that left dead seven pilgrims in Friday's attack in Minya province, a statement by the ministry said.

Common combinations with minya

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "minya" in a sentence?
An example: "Wrapped mummy inside burial site in Tuna El-gebel Region, Minya, Egypt, on Feb. 2, 2019." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "minya" from authentic English texts.
What does "minya" mean?
Minya means: A city, the capital city of Minya governorate, Egypt.
How many example sentences with "minya" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "minya", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.