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Oglethorpe meaning

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Macon County, Georgia, United States.

Using Oglethorpe

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Old Norse. | A small city, the county seat of Macon County, Georgia, United States.
  • In the example corpus, oglethorpe often appears in combinations such as: of oglethorpe, the oglethorpe, oglethorpe in.

Context around Oglethorpe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

james 1× 1739 1× fort 1×

Often after:

university 1× father 1× fall 1× founded 1× ave 1× yeah 1× street 1× visited 1× began 1× plan 1×

Sentence patterns with Oglethorpe

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

arrives from oglethorpe university ga 1× at fort oglethorpe in georgia 1× at the oglethorpe fall invitational 1× georgia to oglethorpe and his 1× headquarters on oglethorpe street 1× in 1739 oglethorpe visited the 1× months after oglethorpe founded the 1× north of oglethorpe ave between 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

history of alabama 1× in 1739 oglethorpe 1× men s golf 1× michael thurmond chief 1× nearly five months 1× new rate zones 1×

Common sentence endings:

a press release 1× expected spanish assault 1× father of georgia 1× for seven years 1× go this way 1× is 2 hour 1×

Words around Oglethorpe

Just before it in the word index:

oglesby 14 ogles 14 oglenski 2 ogledd 2 ogled 3 ogle 61

Just after it in the word index:

ogletree 21 ogling 9 ogloff 2 oglu 2 ogm 4 ogmore 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Oglethorpe

  • In this selection, "oglethorpe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, james, 1739, fort, university, father and fall stand out and add context to how "oglethorpe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arrives from oglethorpe university ga and at fort oglethorpe in georgia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oglethorpe" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oglethorpe

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

Wilson, Thomas, The Oglethorpe Plan, 201–206. (7 words)

OGLETHORPE: Yeah, actually, let's go this way. (8 words)

Oglethorpe in Georgia, Mamie had their first son. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

History of Alabama, for Use in schools By William Garrot Brown and Albert James Pickett, page 56 The English Crown's grant of Georgia to Oglethorpe and his associates in 1732 included a portion of what is now northern Alabama. (40 words)

Nearly five months after Oglethorpe founded the colony in 1733, Jews living in England, including some who had fled persecution in Portugal, were welcomed into Savannah and given land to partition almost immediately. (33 words)

In the U.S., this function began during World War I, when Robert Yerkes established the School of Military Psychology at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia, to provide psychological training for military staff military. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

Shellhouse arrives from Oglethorpe University (Ga.), where he served as the head coach for both the track and field and cross country programs for seven years.

Michael Thurmond, chief executive officer of DeKalb county and author of James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia.

He has been president of Oglethorpe since 2005 and is currently the longest-serving sitting college or university president in Georgia, according to a press release.

Men’s golf placed fourth in New Mexico at the Rockwind Links Intercollegiate and 12th in Georgia at the Oglethorpe Fall Invitational.

Nearly five months after Oglethorpe founded the colony in 1733, Jews living in England, including some who had fled persecution in Portugal, were welcomed into Savannah and given land to partition almost immediately.

New rate zones—the price to park in the core downtown area (North of Oglethorpe Ave. between MLK, Jr. Blvd. and Habersham St.) is $2/hour.

OGLETHORPE: Yeah, actually, let's go this way.

The checks were presented during a luncheon Friday at the Fire Headquarters on Oglethorpe Street.

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History of Alabama, for Use in schools By William Garrot Brown and Albert James Pickett, page 56 The English Crown's grant of Georgia to Oglethorpe and his associates in 1732 included a portion of what is now northern Alabama.

In 1739, Oglethorpe visited the Creek Indians west of the Chattahoochee River and made a treaty with them.

In the U.S., this function began during World War I, when Robert Yerkes established the School of Military Psychology at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia, to provide psychological training for military staff military.

Oglethorpe began preparing Georgia for an expected Spanish assault.

Oglethorpe in Georgia, Mamie had their first son.

Wilson, Thomas, The Oglethorpe Plan, 201–206.

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Common combinations with oglethorpe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oglethorpe" in a sentence?
An example: "Shellhouse arrives from Oglethorpe University (Ga.), where he served as the head coach for both the track and field and cross country programs for seven years." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "oglethorpe" from authentic English texts.
What does "oglethorpe" mean?
Oglethorpe means: A surname from Old Norse.
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