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Explore Sofala through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Sofala in a sentence

Sofala meaning

  1. The chief seaport of the Mwenemutapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura; located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique.
  2. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Mid-Western council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Using Sofala

  • The main meaning on this page is: The chief seaport of the Mwenemutapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura; located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique. | A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Mid-Western council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  • In the example corpus, sofala often appears in combinations such as: in sofala, sofala province, to sofala.

Context around Sofala

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

manica 1×

Often after:

province 2× tete 1× niassa 1×

Sentence patterns with Sofala

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

flooded in sofala 1× gaza manica sofala tete and 1× in the sofala province of 1× manica and sofala 1× manica and sofala niassa main 1× morning in sofala 1× municipality of sofala province in 1× not to sofala but to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as happened in 1× at the same 1× flooding is increasing 1× if the entire 1× indeed some said 1× mozambique was constituted 1×

Common sentence endings:

6 500 kilometers 1× a building company 1× and zambezia provinces 1× and zambézia main 1× by cyclone kenneth 1× flooded in sofala 1×

Words around Sofala

Just before it in the word index:

sofa 393 sof 22 soetendal 2 soetdoring 2 soesdyke 18 soesanto 2

Just after it in the word index:

sofapaka 9 sofar 9 sofas 89 sofasonke 2 sofc 4 sofcs 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Sofala

  • In this selection, "sofala" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, manica, province, tete and niassa stand out and add context to how "sofala" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include flooded in sofala and gaza manica sofala tete and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sofala" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sofala

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 68-year-old woman was hit and killed by a Mitsubishi truck early Saturday morning in Sofala. (18 words)

And if the boats proceeded on to Sofala, in modern Mozambique, the extra leg totaled 4,700 miles, or 6,500 kilometers. (22 words)

The journalist indicated to us, when we contacted him, that the photos were taken in the Dondo Municipality of Sofala Province in Mozambique. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Flooding is increasing the risk of cholera at a time when the country is struggling to contain an outbreak that since September 2022 has affected more than 5,700 people across Niassa, Gaza, Manica, Sofala, Tete, and Zambezia provinces. (39 words)

As happened in the Sofala Province of Mozambique, Zimbabweans faced one of the worst droughts, then one of the worst cyclones Idai and then six weeks later to be hit by cyclone Kenneth. (33 words)

At the same time, the Sul do Save main district was divided into Gaza, Inhambane and Lourenço Marques main, while the Tete main district was split from Manica and Sofala. (30 words)

Example sentences (9)

Flooding is increasing the risk of cholera at a time when the country is struggling to contain an outbreak that since September 2022 has affected more than 5,700 people across Niassa, Gaza, Manica, Sofala, Tete, and Zambezia provinces.

The 68-year-old woman was hit and killed by a Mitsubishi truck early Saturday morning in Sofala.

And if the boats proceeded on to Sofala, in modern Mozambique, the extra leg totaled 4,700 miles, or 6,500 kilometers.

Indeed, some said they were going, not to Sofala, but to the Zambezia provincial capital, Quelimane, where they would work for a building company.

The journalist indicated to us, when we contacted him, that the photos were taken in the Dondo Municipality of Sofala Province in Mozambique.

As happened in the Sofala Province of Mozambique, Zimbabweans faced one of the worst droughts, then one of the worst cyclones Idai and then six weeks later to be hit by cyclone Kenneth.

If the entire country of Bahrain were covered in water, it would only be roughly a third the size of the area flooded in Sofala.

At the same time, the Sul do Save main district was divided into Gaza, Inhambane and Lourenço Marques main, while the Tete main district was split from Manica and Sofala.

Mozambique was constituted as four districts on 1 January 1943 — Manica and Sofala, Niassa main, Sul do Save main (South of the Save River), and Zambézia main.

Common combinations with sofala

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sofala" in a sentence?
An example: "Flooding is increasing the risk of cholera at a time when the country is struggling to contain an outbreak that since September 2022 has affected more than 5,700 people across Niassa, Gaza, Manica, Sofala, Tete, and Zambezia provinces." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "sofala" from authentic English texts.
What does "sofala" mean?
Sofala means: The chief seaport of the Mwenemutapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura; located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique.
How many example sentences with "sofala" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "sofala", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.