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Explore Tigrayans through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Tigrayans in a sentence

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Tigrayans | Tigrayan

Tigrayans meaning

plural of Tigrayan

Using Tigrayans

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Tigrayan

Context around Tigrayans

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ethnic 1× persecuted 1×

Often after:

see 1×

Sentence patterns with Tigrayans

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

ashenda the tigrayans were inflamed 1× corruption but tigrayans see as 1× ethnic tigrayans are reportedly 1× systematically persecuted tigrayans since taking 1× targeting of tigrayans as concessions 1× tigray to tigrayans that amhara 1× tigrayans had ruled 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amharas resent abiy 1× ethnic tigrayans are 1× if you remember 1× since abiy came 1× they say he 1× tigrayans had ruled 1×

Common sentence endings:

a facebook post 1× during the war 1× in addis ababa 1× in april 2018 1× read as vulnerability 1× to quell dissent 1×

Words around Tigrayans

Just before it in the word index:

tigrayan 17 tigray 124 tigranes 2 tigran 15 tigrai 2 tigra 4

Just after it in the word index:

tigre 14 tigrean 5 tigres 31 tigress 54 tigresses 5 tigrex 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abcon 12 abdelhamid 12 abdelkader 12

Corpus analysis for Tigrayans

  • In this selection, "tigrayans" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ethnic, persecuted and see stand out and add context to how "tigrayans" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ashenda the tigrayans were inflamed and corruption but tigrayans see as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tigrayans" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tigrayans

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

They say he has systematically persecuted Tigrayans since taking office in April 2018. (13 words)

But that would trigger fears of more targeting of Tigrayans as concessions are read as vulnerability. (16 words)

Ethnic Tigrayans are reportedly being targeted across Ethiopia, the Tigray Communication Affairs Bureau said in a Facebook post. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Since Abiy came to power in 2018, many senior Tigrayan officials have been detained, fired or sidelined, in what the federal government describes as a clamp-down on corruption but Tigrayans see as a means to quell dissent. (38 words)

Amharas resent Abiy’s entente with Tigray, worrying that he will hand back long-disputed territory—known as Welkait-Tsegede to Amharas and Western Tigray to Tigrayans—that Amhara militias seized during the war. (34 words)

If you remember, in last year’s Ashenda the Tigrayans were inflamed because it seems they faced hindrances in holding the festival at the Millenium Hall in Addis Ababa. (29 words)

Example sentences (7)

Amharas resent Abiy’s entente with Tigray, worrying that he will hand back long-disputed territory—known as Welkait-Tsegede to Amharas and Western Tigray to Tigrayans—that Amhara militias seized during the war.

Ethnic Tigrayans are reportedly being targeted across Ethiopia, the Tigray Communication Affairs Bureau said in a Facebook post.

Since Abiy came to power in 2018, many senior Tigrayan officials have been detained, fired or sidelined, in what the federal government describes as a clamp-down on corruption but Tigrayans see as a means to quell dissent.

They say he has systematically persecuted Tigrayans since taking office in April 2018.

Tigrayans had ruled Ethiopian politics since armed fighters removed a Marxist dictator in 1991, but their influence has waned under Abiy.

If you remember, in last year’s Ashenda the Tigrayans were inflamed because it seems they faced hindrances in holding the festival at the Millenium Hall in Addis Ababa.

But that would trigger fears of more targeting of Tigrayans as concessions are read as vulnerability.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tigrayans" in a sentence?
An example: "Amharas resent Abiy’s entente with Tigray, worrying that he will hand back long-disputed territory—known as Welkait-Tsegede to Amharas and Western Tigray to Tigrayans—that Amhara militias seized during the war." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "tigrayans" from authentic English texts.
What does "tigrayans" mean?
Tigrayans means: plural of Tigrayan
How many example sentences with "tigrayans" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "tigrayans", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.