How do you use Polotsk in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Polotsk in a sentence
Polotsk meaning
A city in Belarus.
Using Polotsk
- The main meaning on this page is: A city in Belarus.
- In the example corpus, polotsk often appears in combinations such as: of polotsk, the polotsk, in polotsk.
Context around Polotsk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polotsk
- In this selection, "polotsk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rivaled, ancient, taking, turov, banner and bakery stand out and add context to how "polotsk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include belarus including polotsk turov novogrudok and campaigns taking polotsk in 1579. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polotsk" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polotsk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
To the north of Polotsk, Vitebsk. (6 words)
It was later moved to their church in Polotsk. (9 words)
The Polotsk-Lepel partisan zone was established in the autumn of 1942. (12 words)
The description lacks specifics, such as date or location, but most likely refers to Lithuanian victory in 1519 against Russian troops that raided environs of Vilnius and not the more popular story of the Siege of Polotsk. (37 words)
In 1183, Polotsk and Pskov were ravaged, and even the distant and powerful Novgorod Republic was repeatedly threatened by the excursions from the emerging Lithuanian war machine toward the end of the 12th century. (34 words)
Thus, a criminal case was launched against the head of the Postavy production site and a laboratory technician of the Polotsk bakery plant, who stole 9 tonnes of wheat grain in two days. (33 words)
Example sentences (17)
By 1150, Minsk rivaled Polotsk as the major city in the former Principality of Polotsk.
The princes of Minsk and Polotsk were engaged in years of struggle trying to unite all lands previously under the rule of Polotsk.
Belarusian Written Language Day has been held in many famous centers of culture and enlightenment across Belarus, including Polotsk, Turov, Novogrudok, Nesvizh, Pinsk, Zaslavl, and Shklov.
One of the venues in ancient Polotsk will be the former House of Officers, which is currently under renovation.
During World War I, the Polotsk banner was evacuated to Russia’s Simbirsk.
POLOTSK, 8 November (BelTA) – A careful attitude to nature has become Belarus’ national brand.
Thus, a criminal case was launched against the head of the Postavy production site and a laboratory technician of the Polotsk bakery plant, who stole 9 tonnes of wheat grain in two days.
To the north of Polotsk, Vitebsk.
The Polotsk-Lepel partisan zone was established in the autumn of 1942.
Báthory, together with his chancellor Zamoyski, led the army of the Commonwealth in a series of decisive campaigns taking Polotsk in 1579 and Velikiye Luki in 1580.
In 1183, Polotsk and Pskov were ravaged, and even the distant and powerful Novgorod Republic was repeatedly threatened by the excursions from the emerging Lithuanian war machine toward the end of the 12th century.
In 1212, Albert led a campaign to compel Polotsk to grant German merchants free river passage.
In the early 12th century, the Principality of Polotsk disintegrated into smaller fiefs.
It was later moved to their church in Polotsk.
The description lacks specifics, such as date or location, but most likely refers to Lithuanian victory in 1519 against Russian troops that raided environs of Vilnius and not the more popular story of the Siege of Polotsk.
The high-born princess refused to affiance herself to the son of a bondswoman, so Vladimir attacked Polotsk, slew Rogvolod, and took Ragnhild by force.
The Principality of Minsk was established by one of the Polotsk dynasty princes.
Common combinations with polotsk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of polotsk 5×
- the polotsk 3×
- in polotsk 2×