Get to know Nimrud better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.
Nimrud in a sentence
Nimrud meaning
An ancient Assyrian city located in modern Iraq.
Using Nimrud
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Assyrian city located in modern Iraq.
Context around Nimrud
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nimrud
- In this selection, "nimrud" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, room and kalhu stand out and add context to how "nimrud" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include excavated in nimrud between 1850 and palace of nimrud room b. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nimrud" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nimrud
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many stone reliefs were discovered in the royal palaces at Nimrud (Kalhu) and Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin). (16 words)
W. K. Loftus excavated in Nimrud between 1850 and 1855 and found a remarkable hoard of ivories in the Burnt Palace. (21 words)
Ancient use Assyrian attack on a town with archers and a wheeled battering ram; Assyrian Relief, North-West Palace of Nimrud (room B, panel 18) ; 865–860 BC. (28 words)
Ancient use Assyrian attack on a town with archers and a wheeled battering ram; Assyrian Relief, North-West Palace of Nimrud (room B, panel 18) ; 865–860 BC. (28 words)
W. K. Loftus excavated in Nimrud between 1850 and 1855 and found a remarkable hoard of ivories in the Burnt Palace. (21 words)
Many stone reliefs were discovered in the royal palaces at Nimrud (Kalhu) and Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin). (16 words)
Example sentences (3)
Ancient use Assyrian attack on a town with archers and a wheeled battering ram; Assyrian Relief, North-West Palace of Nimrud (room B, panel 18) ; 865–860 BC.
Many stone reliefs were discovered in the royal palaces at Nimrud (Kalhu) and Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin).
W. K. Loftus excavated in Nimrud between 1850 and 1855 and found a remarkable hoard of ivories in the Burnt Palace.