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Pontevedra is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pontevedra in a sentence

Pontevedra meaning

  1. A city in Galicia, Spain, and the capital of its province.
  2. A province in southwestern Galicia, Spain.
  3. A municipality of Capiz, Philippines.

Using Pontevedra

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city in Galicia, Spain, and the capital of its province. | A province in southwestern Galicia, Spain. | A municipality of Capiz, Philippines.
  • In the example corpus, pontevedra often appears in combinations such as: in pontevedra, and pontevedra, pontevedra is.

Context around Pontevedra

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

spain 1×

Sentence patterns with Pontevedra

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

and from pontevedra to vigo 1× caselas in pontevedra 1× city is pontevedra with 2 1× diario de pontevedra el progreso 1× padilla and pontevedra and the 1× pontevedra is almost 1× pontevedra is the 1× saturday in pontevedra spain 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

oak bluff man 1× other major newspapers 1× pontevedra is almost 1× pontevedra is the 1× sheen s own 1× the evacuated residents 1×

Common sentence endings:

a permanent bullring 1× caselas in pontevedra 1× exclusively in galician 1× hours per year 1× in pontevedra spain 1× in the southwest 1×

Words around Pontevedra

Just before it in the word index:

pontesbury 3 pontes 7 ponter 2 pontello 6 pontelandolfo 2 ponteland 10

Just after it in the word index:

ponthafren 2 ponthieu 2 ponti 8 pontiac 113 pontiacs 6 pontian 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Pontevedra

  • In this selection, "pontevedra" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spain stand out and add context to how "pontevedra" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and from pontevedra to vigo and caselas in pontevedra. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pontevedra" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pontevedra

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

Pontevedra is the only city where there is a permanent bullring. (11 words)

The sunniest city is Pontevedra with 2,223 sunny hours per year. (12 words)

Sheen’s own father was a Galician immigrant from Salceda de Caselas, in Pontevedra. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Pontevedra is almost 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) away from Hisarlik, the archaeological site believed to have been Troy, so what could possibly link this city in Spain to one of the heroes of the Trojan War? (38 words)

Other major newspapers are El Correo Gallego ( Santiago de Compostela ), Faro de Vigo ( Vigo ), Diario de Pontevedra, El Progreso (Lugo), La Región ( Ourense ), and Galicia Hoxe – The first daily newspaper to publish exclusively in Galician. (35 words)

The evacuated residents were from the towns of La Castellana, Murcia, Moises Padilla and Pontevedra, and the cities of La Carlota and Bago, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. (32 words)

Question examples

Pontevedra is almost 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) away from Hisarlik, the archaeological site believed to have been Troy, so what could possibly link this city in Spain to one of the heroes of the Trojan War? (38 words)

Example sentences (8)

Oak Bluff, Man., native Tyler Mislawchuk achieved his best-ever Olympic distance triathlon result with an eighth-place finish at the World Triathlon Championship on Saturday in Pontevedra, Spain.

Pontevedra is almost 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) away from Hisarlik, the archaeological site believed to have been Troy, so what could possibly link this city in Spain to one of the heroes of the Trojan War?

The evacuated residents were from the towns of La Castellana, Murcia, Moises Padilla and Pontevedra, and the cities of La Carlota and Bago, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

Sheen’s own father was a Galician immigrant from Salceda de Caselas, in Pontevedra.

Other major newspapers are El Correo Gallego ( Santiago de Compostela ), Faro de Vigo ( Vigo ), Diario de Pontevedra, El Progreso (Lugo), La Región ( Ourense ), and Galicia Hoxe – The first daily newspaper to publish exclusively in Galician.

Pontevedra is the only city where there is a permanent bullring.

The population is largely concentrated in two coastal areas: from Ferrol to A Coruña in the northwest and from Pontevedra to Vigo in the southwest.

The sunniest city is Pontevedra with 2,223 sunny hours per year.

Common combinations with pontevedra

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pontevedra" in a sentence?
An example: "Oak Bluff, Man., native Tyler Mislawchuk achieved his best-ever Olympic distance triathlon result with an eighth-place finish at the World Triathlon Championship on Saturday in Pontevedra, Spain." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "pontevedra" from authentic English texts.
What does "pontevedra" mean?
Pontevedra means: A city in Galicia, Spain, and the capital of its province.
How many example sentences with "pontevedra" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "pontevedra", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.