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How do you use Satrapy in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Satrapy in a sentence

Satrapy meaning

The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).

Using Satrapy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).
  • In the example corpus, satrapy often appears in combinations such as: satrapy of.

Context around Satrapy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

oil 1× arachosia 1× indus 1× seventh 1×

Often after:

supplied 1×

Sentence patterns with Satrapy

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

british oil satrapy 1× constituted seventh satrapy of the 1× run his satrapy in his 1× satrapy of the 1× the arachosia satrapy and the 1× the indus satrapy supplied cavalry 1× the satrapy of armenia 1× this satrapy was later 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ancient references further 1× cyrus being especially 1× herodotus mentions that 1× satrapy of the 1× the former region 1× the satrapy of 1×

Common sentence endings:

british oil satrapy 1× cities of asia 1× great s army 1× in his absence 1× of modern pashtuns 1× their centres respectively 1×

Words around Satrapy

Just before it in the word index:

satraps 5 satrapies 6 satrap 14 satra 2 satpute 4 satpura 4

Just after it in the word index:

satre 2 satria 2 satriani 10 sats 25 satsang 8 satsangi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Satrapy

  • In this selection, "satrapy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oil, arachosia, indus and supplied stand out and add context to how "satrapy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include british oil satrapy and constituted seventh satrapy of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "satrapy" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with satrapy

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

This satrapy was later broken up and recombined. (8 words)

When Saddam grew too big for his britches, Washington lured him into invading Kuwait, another American-British oil satrapy. (19 words)

Herodotus mentions that the Libyans and the Indus satrapy supplied cavalry and chariots to Xerxes the Great 's army. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Satrapy of the Achaemenids main The defeat of Croesus by Cyrus the Great was followed by the conquest of all the Ionian cities in 547 BC. citation These became subject to the Persian monarchy with the other Greek cities of Asia. (41 words)

Ancient references further The Arachosia Satrapy and the Pactyan people during the Achaemenid Empire in 500 B.C. A variety of ancient groups with eponyms similar to Pakhtun have been hypothesized as possible ancestors of modern Pashtuns. (37 words)

The former region of Gandhara and Kamboja (upper Indus) had constituted seventh satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire and annually contributed 170 talents of gold dust as a tribute to the Achaemenids. (31 words)

Example sentences (8)

When Saddam grew too big for his britches, Washington lured him into invading Kuwait, another American-British oil satrapy.

Ancient references further The Arachosia Satrapy and the Pactyan people during the Achaemenid Empire in 500 B.C. A variety of ancient groups with eponyms similar to Pakhtun have been hypothesized as possible ancestors of modern Pashtuns.

Cyrus, being especially pleased, once again started to supply the Spartan fleet with funds, even allowing Lysander to run his satrapy in his absence.

Herodotus mentions that the Libyans and the Indus satrapy supplied cavalry and chariots to Xerxes the Great 's army.

Satrapy of the Achaemenids main The defeat of Croesus by Cyrus the Great was followed by the conquest of all the Ionian cities in 547 BC. citation These became subject to the Persian monarchy with the other Greek cities of Asia.

The former region of Gandhara and Kamboja (upper Indus) had constituted seventh satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire and annually contributed 170 talents of gold dust as a tribute to the Achaemenids.

The Satrapy of Armenia was divided into two parts: the northern part and the southern part, with the cities of Erebuni (Yerevan) and Tushpa (Van) as their centres, respectively.

This satrapy was later broken up and recombined.

Common combinations with satrapy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • satrapy of 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "satrapy" in a sentence?
An example: "When Saddam grew too big for his britches, Washington lured him into invading Kuwait, another American-British oil satrapy." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "satrapy" from authentic English texts.
What does "satrapy" mean?
Satrapy means: The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).
How many example sentences with "satrapy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "satrapy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.