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Tokelau is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tokelau in a sentence

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Tokelau | Tokelauans | Tokelauan

Tokelau meaning

Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

Using Tokelau

  • The main meaning on this page is: Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.
  • In the example corpus, tokelau often appears in combinations such as: tokelau has, tokelau and, of tokelau.

Context around Tokelau

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tui 1× niue 1× ppp 1× foundation 1×

Often after:

samoa 1× chain 1× south 1× financed 1× gives 1×

Sentence patterns with Tokelau

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

airport in tokelau so boats 1× departed for tokelau on saturday 1× fiji niue tokelau samoa cook 1× foundation tokelau financed the 1× gdp ppp tokelau has the 1× god tui tokelau and developed 1× introduced to tokelau by the 1× making her tokelau s most 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fourth island 1× ardern departed for 1× atafu street at 1× for some postal 1× forecasters underestimated the 1× in september 2003 1×

Common sentence endings:

674 per capita 1× and many others 1× and norfolk island 1× athlete to date 1× for the territory 1× in the world 1×

Words around Tokelau

Just before it in the word index:

toke 44 tokayev 60 tokayer 3 tokay 6 tokashiki 2 tokarz 2

Just after it in the word index:

tokelauan 2 tokelauans 4 tokelo 2 tokely 4 token 1.021 tokencard 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 21 abductees 21 abdulahi 21 abetment 21 abhors 21 ablution 21

Corpus analysis for Tokelau

  • In this selection, "tokelau" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tui, niue, ppp, samoa, chain and south stand out and add context to how "tokelau" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include airport in tokelau so boats and departed for tokelau on saturday. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tokelau" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tokelau

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

Foundation Tokelau financed the project. (5 words)

Tokelau has plans to only use renewable energy. (8 words)

This established a clearly defined boundary between American Samoa and Tokelau. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

For some postal services the sale of stamps to collectors who will never use them is a significant source of revenue; for example, stamps from Tokelau, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Niuafo´ou and many others. (39 words)

A fourth island that is culturally, historically, and geographically, but not politically, part of the Tokelau chain is Swains Island (Olohega), under United States control since about 1900 and administered as part of American Samoa since 1925. (37 words)

Tokelau was removed from the Gilbert and Elllice Islands Colony and placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of New Zealand in 1925, two Orders in Council being made for the purpose on the same day. (37 words)

Example sentences (17)

Oral history traces local traditions and genealogies back several hundred years. citation Inhabitants followed Polynesian mythology with the local god Tui Tokelau ; and developed forms of music (see Music of Tokelau ) and art.

They will be joined by Pacific teams from Tonga, Fiji, Niue, Tokelau, Samoa, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Norfolk Island.

Ardern departed for Tokelau on Saturday, the first Kiwi Prime Minister to visit in 15 years, and is expected to return on Thursday.

A fourth island that is culturally, historically, and geographically, but not politically, part of the Tokelau chain is Swains Island (Olohega), under United States control since about 1900 and administered as part of American Samoa since 1925.

Atafu street at dawn According to the US Central Intelligence Agency 's list of countries by GDP (PPP) Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world.

Forecasters underestimated the cyclone's strength and the length of time it would be in vicinity to Tokelau.

For some postal services the sale of stamps to collectors who will never use them is a significant source of revenue; for example, stamps from Tokelau, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Niuafo´ou and many others.

Foundation Tokelau financed the project.

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In September 2003 Fakaofo became the first part of Tokelau with a high-speed Internet connection.

Netball is thought to have been introduced to Tokelau by the British, but became more popular when New Zealand's government took over the territory.

There is no airport in Tokelau, so boats are the main means of travel and transport.

This established a clearly defined boundary between American Samoa and Tokelau.

This included two gold medals for Violina Linda Pedro (in the women's pairs and the women's singles), making her Tokelau's most successful individual athlete to date.

Tokelau gives most domain names under its authority away to anyone for free to gain publicity for the territory.

Tokelau has an annual purchasing power of about US$1,000 (€674) per capita.

Tokelau has plans to only use renewable energy.

Tokelau was removed from the Gilbert and Elllice Islands Colony and placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of New Zealand in 1925, two Orders in Council being made for the purpose on the same day.

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Common combinations with tokelau

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tokelau" in a sentence?
An example: "Oral history traces local traditions and genealogies back several hundred years. citation Inhabitants followed Polynesian mythology with the local god Tui Tokelau ; and developed forms of music (see Music of Tokelau ) and art." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tokelau" from authentic English texts.
What does "tokelau" mean?
Tokelau means: Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.
How many example sentences with "tokelau" are there?
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