Explore Tournai through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tournai in a sentence
Tournai meaning
A city and municipality in Hainaut province, Wallonia, Belgium.
Using Tournai
- The main meaning on this page is: A city and municipality in Hainaut province, Wallonia, Belgium.
- In the example corpus, tournai often appears in combinations such as: of tournai.
Context around Tournai
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tournai
- In this selection, "tournai" 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, clovis stand out and add context to how "tournai" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include buried in tournai clovis succeeded and city of tournai. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tournai" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tournai
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Childeric died in 482 and was buried in Tournai; Clovis succeeded him as king. (14 words)
When he was 16, he enrolled in decorative art at Saint-Luc de Tournai. (14 words)
In addition England was able to keep the captured city of Tournai and to secure an increase in the annual pension paid by France. (24 words)
Gairdner, James, p. 266 Osbeck, who was married to Warbeck's mother Katherine de Faro, was Flemish and held the occupation of comptroller to the city of Tournai. (28 words)
In addition England was able to keep the captured city of Tournai and to secure an increase in the annual pension paid by France. (24 words)
Childeric died in 482 and was buried in Tournai; Clovis succeeded him as king. (14 words)
Example sentences (4)
Childeric died in 482 and was buried in Tournai; Clovis succeeded him as king.
Gairdner, James, p. 266 Osbeck, who was married to Warbeck's mother Katherine de Faro, was Flemish and held the occupation of comptroller to the city of Tournai.
In addition England was able to keep the captured city of Tournai and to secure an increase in the annual pension paid by France.
When he was 16, he enrolled in decorative art at Saint-Luc de Tournai.
Common combinations with tournai
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of tournai 2×