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Taipan in a sentence

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Taipan meaning

  1. A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon.
  2. A tycoon (usually of Chinese Filipino background)

Synonyms of Taipan

oxyuranus scutellatus elapid elapid snake

Related words

Other words often associated with Taipan or its synonyms:

serpent snake

Using Taipan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon. | A tycoon (usually of Chinese Filipino background)
  • Useful related words include: oxyuranus scutellatus, elapid, elapid snake.
  • In the example corpus, taipan often appears in combinations such as: taipan helicopters, inland taipan.

Context around Taipan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

inland 2× dishes 1× became 1×

Often after:

helicopters 2× ditched 1× wreckage 1× helicopter 1× oxyuranus 1×

Sentence patterns with Taipan

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

after a taipan ditched into 1× fusion dishes taipan will have 1× involving a taipan helicopter this 1× jardine became taipan after sir 1× mrh 90 taipan helicopters rather 1× mrh 90 taipan helicopters that 1× partners or taipan in the 1× snakes inland taipan and funnel 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all four of 1× boasting a range 1× david jardine another 1× earlier this year 1× in this arena 1× perhaps australia with 1×

Common sentence endings:

them to ukraine 2× a training exercise 1× and its crew 1× coast in march 1× funnel web spiders 1× in the firm 1×

Words around Taipan

Just before it in the word index:

taipale 6 taipa 19 tainui 2 taints 16 tainting 20 tainter 6

Just after it in the word index:

taipans 6 taiped 4 taipei 312 taiping 13 taipo 3 tair 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Taipan

  • In this selection, "taipan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, inland, dishes, became, helicopters, ditched and wreckage stand out and add context to how "taipan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after a taipan ditched into and fusion dishes taipan will have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "taipan" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with taipan

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

David Jardine, another nephew of Jardine, became taipan after Sir Alexander Matheson. (12 words)

Earlier this year, Australia started scrapping its MRH-90 Taipan helicopters rather than sending them to Ukraine. (17 words)

Taipan wreckage was found off the Queensland coast following significant search efforts to locate the crashed helicopter and its crew. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

All four of David's sons moved on to work with Jardine, Matheson & Co. in Hong Kong and South China, starting as clerks and eventually becoming partners or managing partners or taipan in the firm. (35 words)

The crash was the second incident involving a Taipan helicopter this year after another of the aircraft ditched into the water off the NSW south coast in March during a training exercise. (32 words)

It is the second time an Australian MRH-90 has been involved in an emergency this year, after a Taipan ditched into waters off the NSW south coast in March. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

It is the second time an Australian MRH-90 has been involved in an emergency this year, after a Taipan ditched into waters off the NSW south coast in March.

Taipan wreckage was found off the Queensland coast following significant search efforts to locate the crashed helicopter and its crew.

The crash was the second incident involving a Taipan helicopter this year after another of the aircraft ditched into the water off the NSW south coast in March during a training exercise.

Boasting a range of fusion dishes, Taipan will have a champagne bar and two cocktail bars - with its owners, Lee Corner and his wife Apple, excited to start the journey.

Earlier this year, Australia started scrapping its MRH-90 Taipan helicopters rather than sending them to Ukraine.

Perhaps Australia, with infamous snakes like the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), or maybe Brazil, home to dreaded creatures like the yellow scorpion (Tityus serrulatus).

The Australian Army will reportedly scrap 45 MRH 90 Taipan helicopters that were retired last year instead of selling them off or donating them to Ukraine.

In this arena you’ll find blue-ringed octopus, great white sharks, red-bellied black snakes, eastern brown snakes, Inland Taipan, and funnel web spiders.

All four of David's sons moved on to work with Jardine, Matheson & Co. in Hong Kong and South China, starting as clerks and eventually becoming partners or managing partners or taipan in the firm.

David Jardine, another nephew of Jardine, became taipan after Sir Alexander Matheson.

Common combinations with taipan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "taipan" in a sentence?
An example: "It is the second time an Australian MRH-90 has been involved in an emergency this year, after a Taipan ditched into waters off the NSW south coast in March." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "taipan" from authentic English texts.
What does "taipan" mean?
Taipan means: A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon.
What are synonyms of "taipan"?
Common synonyms of "taipan" include: oxyuranus scutellatus, elapid, elapid snake.
How many example sentences with "taipan" are there?
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