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Get to know Riau better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Riau in a sentence

Riau meaning

A province of Indonesia.

Using Riau

  • The main meaning on this page is: A province of Indonesia.
  • In the example corpus, riau often appears in combinations such as: riau province, riau islands, in riau.

Context around Riau

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

jambi 1× pelalawan 1×

Often after:

province 3× islands 2× malay 1×

Sentence patterns with Riau

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

area the riau islands province 1× based on riau malay is 1× capital of riau province in 1× firefighting in riau as a 1× head of riau s health 1× in pelalawan riau province on 1× kalimantan jambi riau and south 1× sumatra from riau province up 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an indonesian worker 1× due to the 1× i once nearly 1× like all parts 1× mimi nazir head 1× over 10 000 1×

Common sentence endings:

and south sumatera 1× governor s office 1× i was standing 1× iuu fishing activities 1× main lingua franca 1× on sumatra island 1×

Words around Riau

Just before it in the word index:

riath 2 riatan 2 riata 29 rias 12 riario 2 riano 2

Just after it in the word index:

riawena 2 riaz 47 riazor 2 riazudden 2 rib 323 riba 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Riau

  • In this selection, "riau" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, jambi, pelalawan, province, islands and malay stand out and add context to how "riau" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include area the riau islands province and based on riau malay is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "riau" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with riau

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

An Indonesian worker handles palm oil seeds at a plantation in Pelalawan, Riau province on Sumatra island. (17 words)

Due to the vast sea area, the Riau Islands Province is prone to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. (20 words)

Thousands of people in Pekanbaru, capital of Riau province in Sumatra, held Islamic prayers for rain outside the governor’s office. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The north and west, including the main cities of Guayaquil and Quito and nearly all Ecuador's coast and border with Colombia, is antipodal to central Sumatra, from Riau Province up to the shores of Lake Toba (just off the westernmost point of Ecuador). (44 words)

Working in Batam — a transit hub for illegal workers in Riau Islands province, about 20 miles south of Singapore — makes human trafficking concerns part of the priest’s daily regimen, reported ucanews.com. They are also the diocese’s main priority. (41 words)

Over 10,000 personnel including the police and soldiers were now working hard to put out the fires in several provinces in Indonesia such as in Kalimantan, Jambi, Riau and South Sumatera. (32 words)

Example sentences (9)

Due to the vast sea area, the Riau Islands Province is prone to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.

I once nearly injured myself during firefighting in Riau as a tree of 40-50 meters collapsed near where I was standing.

Mimi Nazir, head of Riau's health agency, said the Sumatran province had opened 12 temporary centres in the capital Pekanbaru to treat people suffering respiratory infections.

Over 10,000 personnel including the police and soldiers were now working hard to put out the fires in several provinces in Indonesia such as in Kalimantan, Jambi, Riau and South Sumatera.

Thousands of people in Pekanbaru, capital of Riau province in Sumatra, held Islamic prayers for rain outside the governor’s office.

An Indonesian worker handles palm oil seeds at a plantation in Pelalawan, Riau province on Sumatra island.

Working in Batam — a transit hub for illegal workers in Riau Islands province, about 20 miles south of Singapore — makes human trafficking concerns part of the priest’s daily regimen, reported ucanews.com. They are also the diocese’s main priority.

Like all parts of Indonesia, Indonesian (which was based on Riau Malay) is the official language and the main Lingua franca.

The north and west, including the main cities of Guayaquil and Quito and nearly all Ecuador's coast and border with Colombia, is antipodal to central Sumatra, from Riau Province up to the shores of Lake Toba (just off the westernmost point of Ecuador).

Common combinations with riau

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "riau" in a sentence?
An example: "Due to the vast sea area, the Riau Islands Province is prone to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "riau" from authentic English texts.
What does "riau" mean?
Riau means: A province of Indonesia.
How many example sentences with "riau" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "riau", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.