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Explore Transkei through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Transkei meaning

A bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.

Using Transkei

  • The main meaning on this page is: A bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.
  • In the example corpus, transkei often appears in combinations such as: the transkei, former transkei, transkei coast.

Context around Transkei

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

former 2× radio 1× children 1×

Often after:

coast 2× 702 1× funerals 1× homeland 1×

Sentence patterns with Transkei

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

after the transkei was declared 1× and radio transkei in transkei 1× in the transkei homeland in 1× in the transkei i listened 1× of the transkei 1× off the transkei coast near 1× off the transkei coast on 1× the children transkei 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after gaining an 1× as a result 1× bill was also 1× following the loss 1× griqualand east was 1× hence the birth 1×

Common sentence endings:

209 years later 1× and statecraft collide 1× investigating his death 1× london to durban 1× of the province 1× of the transkei 1×

Words around Transkei

Just before it in the word index:

transjordan 16 transjakarta 2 transitway 6 transits 52 transitory 48 transitivity 9

Just after it in the word index:

transl 16 translatability 3 translatable 8 translate 874 translated 1.597 translates 526

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Transkei

  • In this selection, "transkei" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, former, radio, children, coast, 702 and funerals stand out and add context to how "transkei" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the transkei was declared and and radio transkei in transkei. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "transkei" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with transkei

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

Pic from Empower the children Transkei. (6 words)

In my youth in the Transkei I listened to the elders of my tribe telling stories of the old days. (20 words)

As a result, in the former Transkei, funerals have become sites of contestation and confusion, as culture, spirituality and statecraft collide. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Bill was also part of the five helicopter crews of 15 Squadron who successfully lifted hundreds of passengers off the Oceanos that sank off the Transkei coast, near Coffee Bay on 4 August 1991 while on a voyage from East London to Durban. (43 words)

After gaining an accountancy qualification at the then University of Port Elizabeth, he worked for several boards and development agencies in the Transkei homeland in the 1970s and 80s where he met his future business partner, Richard Ndungane. (38 words)

The Grosvenor crashed into rocks and broke up in stormy seas off the Transkei coast on 4 August 1782 in almost the exact same spot and on the same day as the Oceanos, 209 years later. (36 words)

Example sentences (10)

Hence, the birth of Capital Radio and Radio Transkei in Transkei; 702 and Radio Bop in Bophuthatswana; Radio Ciskei in Bisho and Radio Thohoyandou in Venda.

The body of a political activist and leader of a minority group in the former Transkei will be exhumed in the coming weeks as part of investigating his death.

As a result, in the former Transkei, funerals have become sites of contestation and confusion, as culture, spirituality and statecraft collide.

In my youth in the Transkei I listened to the elders of my tribe telling stories of the old days.

After gaining an accountancy qualification at the then University of Port Elizabeth, he worked for several boards and development agencies in the Transkei homeland in the 1970s and 80s where he met his future business partner, Richard Ndungane.

Bill was also part of the five helicopter crews of 15 Squadron who successfully lifted hundreds of passengers off the Oceanos that sank off the Transkei coast, near Coffee Bay on 4 August 1991 while on a voyage from East London to Durban.

The Grosvenor crashed into rocks and broke up in stormy seas off the Transkei coast on 4 August 1782 in almost the exact same spot and on the same day as the Oceanos, 209 years later.

Pic from Empower the children Transkei.

Following the loss of this chiefdom (which has since been restored to the family) in the Apartheid era, the Mandelas retained their positions as nobles of the Transkei.

Griqualand East was transferred to Natal Province after the Transkei was declared independent, since it was cut off from the rest of the province.

Common combinations with transkei

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "transkei" in a sentence?
An example: "Hence, the birth of Capital Radio and Radio Transkei in Transkei; 702 and Radio Bop in Bophuthatswana; Radio Ciskei in Bisho and Radio Thohoyandou in Venda." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "transkei" from authentic English texts.
What does "transkei" mean?
Transkei means: A bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.
How many example sentences with "transkei" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "transkei", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.