Niue is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Niue meaning
An island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. Official name: Republic of Niue. Capital: Alofi.
Using Niue
- The main meaning on this page is: An island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. Official name: Republic of Niue. Capital: Alofi.
- In the example corpus, niue often appears in combinations such as: the niue, niue and, in niue.
Context around Niue
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Niue
- In this selection, "niue" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, citation, talo, commitments, island, departs and taro stand out and add context to how "niue" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1987 statistics niue got its and annexation included niue if possible. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "niue" sits close to words such as abnormality, absenteeism and absorbent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with niue
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All villages in Niue are connected by roads. (8 words)
Everyone born in Niue must register on the electoral roll. (10 words)
In 1900 a petition by the Cook Islanders asking for annexation included Niue "if possible". (15 words)
In 1966 the parole board recommended he be returned to Niue, but later that year he was transferred back to New Plymouth for ‘misconduct’, which the Justice Department recognised was due to frustration at an imminent release increasingly delayed. (39 words)
Further settlers (or invaders) arrived from Tonga in the 16th century. citation Early history Until the beginning of the 18th century, there appears to have been no national government or national leader in Niue. (34 words)
In 1987 Statistics Niue got its new personal computer NEC PC AT use for processing the 1986 census data; personnel were sent on training in Japan and New Zealand to use the new computer. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Niue Island The history of the Niue Island can be traced back to a 1,000 years when the Polynesian settles came here.
The flight from Niue departs on Friday. citation Niue has a sea port, Sir Robert's Wharf in Alofi, which can be used only by flat-bottomed smaller vessels.
The Niue taro is known in Samoa as "talo Niue" and in international markets as pink taro.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took part in separate signing ceremonies with Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown to mark the new elevated relations.
The countries in the region that received the least commitments were Tuvalu which received a total of $1.2 million in commitments; Niue, $1.6 million; and Cook Islands, $2.2 million.
They will be joined by Pacific teams from Tonga, Fiji, Niue, Tokelau, Samoa, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Norfolk Island.
Known informally as the Rock of Polynesia, Niue was settled by Samoans in 900AD and has a population of around 1,500.
The other nations in the group that brought the case were Tuvalu, Palau, Niue, Vanuatu, St.Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines and St. Kitts and Nevis.
None were more excited than Dorothy Sietu, a Niue-New Zealand woman who was moved to sing and dance with her friends by the thrill of an up-close experience with the royals.
All villages in Niue are connected by roads.
Everyone born in Niue must register on the electoral roll.
Further settlers (or invaders) arrived from Tonga in the 16th century. citation Early history Until the beginning of the 18th century, there appears to have been no national government or national leader in Niue.
He never returned to Niue and died of cancer in September 1991, according to Scott (p. 153) “the last survivor of the Niuean three”.
In 1887, King Fataaiki wrote to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, requesting that Niue be placed under British protection, but his request was turned down.
In 1900 a petition by the Cook Islanders asking for annexation included Niue "if possible".
In 1966 the parole board recommended he be returned to Niue, but later that year he was transferred back to New Plymouth for ‘misconduct’, which the Justice Department recognised was due to frustration at an imminent release increasingly delayed.
In 1967, aged 40, he was again recommended for release back to Niue, but again delays occurred.
In 1987 Statistics Niue got its new personal computer NEC PC AT use for processing the 1986 census data; personnel were sent on training in Japan and New Zealand to use the new computer.
In 2003, Niue became the first territory to offer free wireless internet to all its inhabitants.
In 2006, estimated visitor expenditure reached $1.6 million making tourism a major industry for Niue.
Common combinations with niue
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the niue 8×
- niue and 8×
- in niue 7×
- niue has 4×
- niue was 4×
- on niue 4×
- niue island 3×
- niue premier 3×
- to niue 3×
- niue is 3×