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Selinunte is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Selinunte in a sentence

Selinunte meaning

An Ancient Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily.

Using Selinunte

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Ancient Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily.
  • In the example corpus, selinunte often appears in combinations such as: of selinunte.

Context around Selinunte

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

enclosed 1× sicily 1× bearing 1×

Sentence patterns with Selinunte

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

acropolis of selinunte 1× coin from selinunte bearing a 1× kore at selinunte sicily 6th 1× marinella di selinunte and temple 1× speaks of selinunte just before 1× there to selinunte 1× therefore that selinunte had already 1× walls of selinunte enclosed an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at its peak 1× diodorus siculus xi 1× diodorus siculus xiii 1× herodotus v 46 1× myths demeter and 1× temple e as 1×

Common sentence endings:

515 470 bc 1× 6th century bc 1× about its history 1× acropolis of selinunte 1× in its temples 1× of approximately convert 1×

Words around Selinunte

Just before it in the word index:

selinsgrove 4 selinon 2 selinger 7 selina 80 selin 4 selimo 3

Just after it in the word index:

selinuntines 5 selinus 12 selinux 21 selipsky 4 selita 3 selja 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Selinunte

  • In this selection, "selinunte" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, enclosed, sicily and bearing stand out and add context to how "selinunte" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acropolis of selinunte and coin from selinunte bearing a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "selinunte" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with selinunte

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

The army landed at Lilybaeum, and directly marched from there to Selinunte. (12 words)

Diodorus Siculus xiii. 55. The walls of Selinunte enclosed an area of approximately convert. (14 words)

Myths Demeter and Persephone Demeter drives her horse-drawn chariot containing her daughter Persephone-Kore at Selinunte, Sicily, 6th century BC. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Diodorus Siculus xi. 68 Thucydides speaks of Selinunte just before the Athenian expedition in 416 BCE as a powerful and wealthy city, possessing great resources for war both by land and sea, and having large stores of wealth accumulated in its temples. (42 words)

At its peak before 409 BC the city may have contained up to 30,000 people, excluding slaves. citation History Marinella di Selinunte and Temple E as seen from the acropolis of Selinunte. (33 words)

Temple E as seen from its side Plan of the ancient city Didrachm coin from Selinunte bearing a selinon (celery) leaf, circa 515–470 BC. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

At its peak before 409 BC the city may have contained up to 30,000 people, excluding slaves. citation History Marinella di Selinunte and Temple E as seen from the acropolis of Selinunte.

Diodorus Siculus xi. 68 Thucydides speaks of Selinunte just before the Athenian expedition in 416 BCE as a powerful and wealthy city, possessing great resources for war both by land and sea, and having large stores of wealth accumulated in its temples.

Diodorus Siculus xiii. 55. The walls of Selinunte enclosed an area of approximately convert.

Herodotus v. 46. It is clear, therefore, that Selinunte had already achieved great power and prosperity; but very little information survives about its history.

Myths Demeter and Persephone Demeter drives her horse-drawn chariot containing her daughter Persephone-Kore at Selinunte, Sicily, 6th century BC.

Temple E as seen from its side Plan of the ancient city Didrachm coin from Selinunte bearing a selinon (celery) leaf, circa 515–470 BC.

The army landed at Lilybaeum, and directly marched from there to Selinunte.

Common combinations with selinunte

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of selinunte 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "selinunte" in a sentence?
An example: "At its peak before 409 BC the city may have contained up to 30,000 people, excluding slaves. citation History Marinella di Selinunte and Temple E as seen from the acropolis of Selinunte." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "selinunte" from authentic English texts.
What does "selinunte" mean?
Selinunte means: An Ancient Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily.
How many example sentences with "selinunte" are there?
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