How do you use Tiran in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Tiran in a sentence
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Tiran meaning
- Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.
- Ellipsis of Tiran Strait: a strait in the Red Sea, Asia, between this island and the Sinai.
- Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran: a straits in the Red Sea, Asia, between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.
Using Tiran
- The main meaning on this page is: Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula. | Ellipsis of Tiran Strait: a strait in the Red Sea, Asia, between this island and the Sinai. | Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran: a straits in the Red Sea, Asia, between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.
- In the example corpus, tiran often appears in combinations such as: of tiran, tiran to.
Context around Tiran
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tiran
- In this selection, "tiran" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sea, constituted and closed stand out and add context to how "tiran" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include red sea tiran and sanafir and straits of tiran. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tiran" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tiran
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Straits of Tiran, closed by Egypt since 1951 was re-opened. (12 words)
Israel objected to the closing of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. (13 words)
Israeli shipping could henceforth move freely through the Straits of Tiran to and from Africa and Asia. (17 words)
In May 1967, Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran to passage of Israeli ships. citation Israel considered the closure of the straits deadly serious, and prepared their armed forces to attack. (31 words)
Sisi’s popularity also took a hit when he made the highly controversial decision to cede in the Red Sea, Tiran and Sanafir, to Saudi Arabia. (26 words)
At 12:15 pm, Defense Minister Dayan announced that the Straits of Tiran constituted an international waterway open to all ships without restriction. (23 words)
Example sentences (7)
Sisi’s popularity also took a hit when he made the highly controversial decision to cede in the Red Sea, Tiran and Sanafir, to Saudi Arabia.
At 12:15 pm, Defense Minister Dayan announced that the Straits of Tiran constituted an international waterway open to all ships without restriction.
In May 1967, Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran to passage of Israeli ships. citation Israel considered the closure of the straits deadly serious, and prepared their armed forces to attack.
Israeli shipping could henceforth move freely through the Straits of Tiran to and from Africa and Asia.
Israel objected to the closing of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping.
The Golans would have to be demilitarized and special arrangement would be negotiated for the Straits of Tiran.
The Straits of Tiran, closed by Egypt since 1951 was re-opened.
Common combinations with tiran
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of tiran 6×
- tiran to 3×