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Ogoniland in a sentence

Ogoniland meaning

The region of southeastern Nigeria inhabited by the Ogoni people.

Using Ogoniland

  • The main meaning on this page is: The region of southeastern Nigeria inhabited by the Ogoni people.
  • In the example corpus, ogoniland often appears in combinations such as: in ogoniland, of ogoniland.

Context around Ogoniland

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

located 1×

Sentence patterns with Ogoniland

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

areas in ogoniland 1× both in ogoniland 1× communities in ogoniland have disagreed 1× community in ogoniland to register 1× daughters of ogoniland 1× found in ogoniland located in 1× more in ogoniland 1× station in ogoniland was not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a united kingdom 1× in 2011 the 1× in march 2023 1× it has produced 1× nsuke added that 1× oil bearing communities 1×

Common sentence endings:

areas in ogoniland 1× at the moment 1× both in ogoniland 1× country for enforcement 1× daughters of ogoniland 1× more in ogoniland 1×

Words around Ogoniland

Just before it in the word index:

ogoni 38 ogonek 3 ogon 3 ogome 2 ogoloma 2 ogolla 2

Just after it in the word index:

ogonis 5 ogooluwa 2 ogopa 2 ogopogo 2 ogor 6 ogord 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Ogoniland

  • In this selection, "ogoniland" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, located stand out and add context to how "ogoniland" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include areas in ogoniland and both in ogoniland. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ogoniland" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ogoniland

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

It has produced illustrious sons and daughters of Ogoniland. (9 words)

The federal government has commenced remediation exercise in 16 sites impacted by oil pollution, across the four local government areas in Ogoniland. (22 words)

Nsuke added that the building of a mega filling station in Ogoniland was not one of the critical needs of the Ogonis at the moment. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

In 2011, the United Nations Environment Programme found in Ogoniland, located in Rivers State, oil pollution had devastated mangroves, contaminated soil and groundwater, destroyed the fish habitat, and posed a serious threat to public health. (35 words)

A United Kingdom court on Thursday dismissed the application by some leaders of Ejamah Ebubu community in Ogoniland to register the judgement of a Nigerian Federal High Court in the country for enforcement. (33 words)

Receiving the defectors, Deputy National Chairman of National PDP Ex-Councillors Forum, Prince Weli Wosu said that the large number of the defectors was indication that the APC was no more in Ogoniland. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

In 2011, the United Nations Environment Programme found in Ogoniland, located in Rivers State, oil pollution had devastated mangroves, contaminated soil and groundwater, destroyed the fish habitat, and posed a serious threat to public health.

In March 2023, the Federal Executive Council approved contracts for the Construction of a Centre of Excellence for Environmental Restoration and a 100-bed Specialist Hospital, both in Ogoniland.

When the federal government announced it would clean up the Ogoniland which has been ravaged by years of accumulated degradation of its environment many in the need get Delta region were thrilled.

A United Kingdom court on Thursday dismissed the application by some leaders of Ejamah Ebubu community in Ogoniland to register the judgement of a Nigerian Federal High Court in the country for enforcement.

The federal government has commenced remediation exercise in 16 sites impacted by oil pollution, across the four local government areas in Ogoniland.

It has produced illustrious sons and daughters of Ogoniland.

Nsuke added that the building of a mega filling station in Ogoniland was not one of the critical needs of the Ogonis at the moment.

Oil-bearing communities in Ogoniland have disagreed with the Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers over the purported endorsement of an oil company to operate in Ogoni oil fields.

Receiving the defectors, Deputy National Chairman of National PDP Ex-Councillors Forum, Prince Weli Wosu said that the large number of the defectors was indication that the APC was no more in Ogoniland.

Common combinations with ogoniland

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in ogoniland 8×
  • of ogoniland 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ogoniland" in a sentence?
An example: "In 2011, the United Nations Environment Programme found in Ogoniland, located in Rivers State, oil pollution had devastated mangroves, contaminated soil and groundwater, destroyed the fish habitat, and posed a serious threat to public health." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "ogoniland" from authentic English texts.
What does "ogoniland" mean?
Ogoniland means: The region of southeastern Nigeria inhabited by the Ogoni people.
How many example sentences with "ogoniland" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "ogoniland", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.