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Tacna in a sentence

Tacna meaning

  1. A former commune of Chile.
  2. A former province of Chile.
  3. A former department of Chile.

Using Tacna

  • The main meaning on this page is: A former commune of Chile. | A former province of Chile. | A former department of Chile.
  • In the example corpus, tacna often appears in combinations such as: of tacna, and tacna, tacna and.

Context around Tacna

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gained 1×

Often after:

may 1×

Sentence patterns with Tacna

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

arica and tacna 2× arica and tacna to be 1× battle of tacna may 1880 1× battle of tacna on may 1× peru gained tacna and chile 1× provinces of tacna and arica 1× tacna was returned 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

almost five years 1× bolivia s army 1× chile and peru 1× gatling guns were 1× originally chile committed 1× tacna was returned 1×

Common sentence endings:

arica and tacna 2× august 29 1929 1× control of arica 1× invading chilean army 1× may 26 1880 1× the atacama region 1×

Words around Tacna

Just before it in the word index:

tacloban 15 tacky 74 tacks 27 tacko 7 tackmier 2 tackling 1.009

Just after it in the word index:

taco 437 tacobell 2 tacodeli 2 tacolandia 5 tacom 3 tacoma 225

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Tacna

  • In this selection, "tacna" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gained and may stand out and add context to how "tacna" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arica and tacna and arica and tacna to be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tacna" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tacna

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

Tacna was returned to Peru on August 29, 1929. (9 words)

Bolivia´s army was soon defeated and withdrew after the Battle of Tacna on May 26, 1880. (17 words)

Almost five years of war ended with the loss of the department of Tarapacá and the provinces of Tacna and Arica, in the Atacama region. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Chile and Peru, however, were unable to agree on how or when to hold the plebiscite, and in 1929, both countries signed the Treaty of Lima, in which Peru gained Tacna and Chile maintained control of Arica. (37 words)

Gatling guns were used by the Peruvian Navy and Army, especially in the Battle of Tacna (May 1880) and the Battle of San Juan (January 1881) against the invading Chilean Army. (31 words)

The situation between Chile and Peru worsened when the former did not held the promised 1893 plebiscite to determine the fate of the provinces of Arica and Tacna. (28 words)

Example sentences (8)

Almost five years of war ended with the loss of the department of Tarapacá and the provinces of Tacna and Arica, in the Atacama region.

Bolivia´s army was soon defeated and withdrew after the Battle of Tacna on May 26, 1880.

Chile and Peru, however, were unable to agree on how or when to hold the plebiscite, and in 1929, both countries signed the Treaty of Lima, in which Peru gained Tacna and Chile maintained control of Arica.

Gatling guns were used by the Peruvian Navy and Army, especially in the Battle of Tacna (May 1880) and the Battle of San Juan (January 1881) against the invading Chilean Army.

Originally Chile committed to a referendum for the cities of Arica and Tacna to be held years later, in order to determine their national affiliation.

Tacna was returned to Peru on August 29, 1929.

These would remain under Chilean control until a later date, when there would be a plebiscite to decide which nation would maintain control over Arica and Tacna.

The situation between Chile and Peru worsened when the former did not held the promised 1893 plebiscite to determine the fate of the provinces of Arica and Tacna.

Common combinations with tacna

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tacna" in a sentence?
An example: "Almost five years of war ended with the loss of the department of Tarapacá and the provinces of Tacna and Arica, in the Atacama region." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "tacna" from authentic English texts.
What does "tacna" mean?
Tacna means: A former commune of Chile.
How many example sentences with "tacna" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "tacna", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.