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Explore Oporto through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like porto or city. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Oporto in a sentence

Oporto meaning

Synonym of Porto (“city in Portugal”).

Synonyms of Oporto

porto city metropolis urban center port

Related words

Other words often associated with Oporto or its synonyms:

municipality larboard opening transfer starboard porthole left side land interface

Using Oporto

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of Porto (“city in Portugal”).
  • Useful related words include: porto, city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, oporto often appears in combinations such as: of oporto.

Context around Oporto

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

julita 1× assaye 1×

Often after:

narte 1× situated 1× produced 1× region 1× salamanca 1×

Sentence patterns with Oporto

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

and julita oporto narte both 1× argaum assaye oporto salamanca vitoria 1× bookshop in oporto 1× chased from oporto on 13 1× city of oporto situated at 1× community of oporto produced entitled 1× community of oporto the community 1× in the oporto region there 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a handful of 1× after a series 1× i never visited 1× ines corbo necessario 1× particularly in the 1× port takes its 1×

Common sentence endings:

13 february 1919 1× bookshop in oporto 1× century inquisition cases 1× kaddish see above 1× of material misrepresentation 1× salamanca vitoria toulouse 1×

Words around Oporto

Just before it in the word index:

opor 4 oponopono 2 opono 2 opondo 7 opolot 2 opole 12

Just after it in the word index:

oportun 3 opos 3 opossum 31 opossums 14 opotiki 7 opp 244

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Oporto

  • In this selection, "oporto" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, julita, assaye, narte, situated and produced stand out and add context to how "oporto" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and julita oporto narte both and argaum assaye oporto salamanca vitoria. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oporto" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oporto

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

I never visited this bookshop in Oporto. (7 words)

Particularly in the Oporto region, there is visible English influence to this day. (13 words)

After a series of clashes the monarchists were definitively chased from Oporto on 13 February 1919. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Under a protocol signed in 2019 between Torre do Tombo National Archive and the Jewish Community of Oporto, the Community undertook to pay for the preservation of 16th Century Inquisition cases. (31 words)

A handful of flights, including one to Dublin, another to Palma, and one to Oporto are still due to take off this evening, though with lengthy delays. (27 words)

Port takes its name from the Portuguese city of Oporto, situated at the mouth of the Rio Douro (that’s River of Gold to you Canucks). (26 words)

Example sentences (9)

A handful of flights, including one to Dublin, another to Palma, and one to Oporto are still due to take off this evening, though with lengthy delays.

Under a protocol signed in 2019 between Torre do Tombo National Archive and the Jewish Community of Oporto, the Community undertook to pay for the preservation of 16th Century Inquisition cases.

Ines Corbo Necessario and Julita Oporto Narte, both from Barangay Labogon, filed their petition on grounds of material misrepresentation.

Port takes its name from the Portuguese city of Oporto, situated at the mouth of the Rio Douro (that’s River of Gold to you Canucks).

The episode was remembered in a short film that the Jewish Community of Oporto produced, entitled “The Nun’s Kaddish” (see above).

I never visited this bookshop in Oporto.

After a series of clashes the monarchists were definitively chased from Oporto on 13 February 1919.

Particularly in the Oporto region, there is visible English influence to this day.

Wellington has often been portrayed as a defensive general, even though many, perhaps most, of his battles were offensive (Argaum, Assaye, Oporto, Salamanca, Vitoria, Toulouse).

Common combinations with oporto

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of oporto 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oporto" in a sentence?
An example: "A handful of flights, including one to Dublin, another to Palma, and one to Oporto are still due to take off this evening, though with lengthy delays." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "oporto" from authentic English texts.
What does "oporto" mean?
Oporto means: Synonym of Porto (“city in Portugal”).
What are synonyms of "oporto"?
Common synonyms of "oporto" include: porto, city, metropolis, urban center, port.
How many example sentences with "oporto" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "oporto", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.