Nikolai is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nikolai meaning
- A city in Alaska.
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Николай (Nikolaj), equivalent to Nicholas.
Using Nikolai
- The main meaning on this page is: A city in Alaska. | A transliteration of the Russian male given name Николай (Nikolaj), equivalent to Nicholas.
- In the example corpus, nikolai often appears in combinations such as: and nikolai, nikolai patrushev, by nikolai.
Context around Nikolai
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nikolai
- In this selection, "nikolai" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, giant, ally, minister, snopkov, kovalenko and lukashenko stand out and add context to how "nikolai" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 7ft giant nikolai valuev from and another guy nikolai kovalenko on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nikolai" sits close to words such as abnormally, acrobatic and airframe, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nikolai
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nikolai Buzin also reminded about the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania. (12 words)
Nikolai Khabibulin, Evgeni Nabokov, the off-the-wall Ilya Bryzgalov come to mind in the NHL. (16 words)
Nikolai said 7% of all crashes involved impairment, but in sever crashes, impairment accounted for 35% of the accidents. (19 words)
Fredrik Olofsson, Chris Wagner and Joel Kiviranta have all been solid players and good soldiers, but the Avs just added two bruisers and have another guy (Nikolai Kovalenko) on the horizon who definitely embraces the physical chaos. (37 words)
Russia's Federal Air Transportation Agency published the list of the passengers listed on board the flight: Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin, 53, Sergei Propustin, Evgeny Makaryan, 38, Alexander Totmin, 30, Valery Chekalov, and Nikolai Matyuseev. (35 words)
Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta, second from right, celebrates with wingers Nikolai Kovalenko, right, and Logan O'Connor (25) after scoring during the third period against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A goal double closer to the end of the match was scored by Nikolai Lukashenko, who hit the goal with long-range shots.
Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub prepare a synthetic radar communications system for installation during their seven-hour and 41-minute spacewalk.
David Haye, the 29-year-old from Bermondsey, passed into legend status on Saturday, November 7, 2009, when he toppled the 7ft giant Nikolai Valuev from his world throne in Germany.
In a speech at the show’s opening day, Putin’s close ally Nikolai Patrushev, head of the national security council, amplified the idea.
Nikolai Buzin also reminded about the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania.
Nikolai Khabibulin, Evgeni Nabokov, the off-the-wall Ilya Bryzgalov come to mind in the NHL.
Nikolai said 7% of all crashes involved impairment, but in sever crashes, impairment accounted for 35% of the accidents.
Nikolai Snopkov also drew attention to the common sense and rational behavior Belarusian citizens have demonstrated on the market this year.
Nikolai Snopkov attributed a decrease in volumes of shipments of some goods to the fact that some countries simply stopped trading with Belarus at some point and Belarus had to look for new markets.
Nikolai Snopkov explained that once the transshipment of Belarusian cargoes via Baltic sea ports became impossible due to unfriendly actions of a number of countries, Russian port infrastructure came to the forefront for Belarus.
On Friday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov was quick to counter Radev’s position and put the blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his administration.
Russia's Federal Air Transportation Agency published the list of the passengers listed on board the flight: Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin, 53, Sergei Propustin, Evgeny Makaryan, 38, Alexander Totmin, 30, Valery Chekalov, and Nikolai Matyuseev.
That started when Devon Carlstrom fired from the blue line and Nikolai Tishkevich got the redirect for Aberdeen’s first goal of the game at the 11:59 mark.
The first is Nikolai's, whose encounter with a has left him with a nasty wound that has yet to heal.
The Russian Communist Party, the second-largest party in the lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, announced after a secret ballot that it would support the nomination of Duma deputy Nikolai Kharitonov.
When Salt gets to the window of the room, she realizes that Winter is another KA agent, Nikolai Tarkovsky.
After the photo emerged, Kate and Nikolai shared a very frosty reunion at the Gucci Cruise 2025 Fashion Show just days later.
Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta, second from right, celebrates with wingers Nikolai Kovalenko, right, and Logan O'Connor (25) after scoring during the third period against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday.
Fredrik Olofsson, Chris Wagner and Joel Kiviranta have all been solid players and good soldiers, but the Avs just added two bruisers and have another guy (Nikolai Kovalenko) on the horizon who definitely embraces the physical chaos.
He will always be loved and remembered by his wife Edith, their children Kevin, Jason and Elaine and their spouses and partner, his beloved grandchildren Kate, Nikolai, Diane and Emily, many relatives and friends.
Common combinations with nikolai
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: