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Umbilo meaning

  1. A suburb of Durban, South Africa, named after the river.
  2. A river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which flows into Durban harbour.

Using Umbilo

  • The main meaning on this page is: A suburb of Durban, South Africa, named after the river. | A river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which flows into Durban harbour.
  • In the example corpus, umbilo often appears in combinations such as: in umbilo, the umbilo, road umbilo.

Context around Umbilo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

road 2× clark 1× church 1×

Often after:

road 2× business 1× recently 1× glenwood 1× last 1× hijacking 1×

Sentence patterns with Umbilo

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

areas of umbilo glenwood and 1× communities like umbilo and musgrave 1× held in umbilo recently 1× hijacked in umbilo last week 1× linked to umbilo hijacking bayview 1× s church umbilo road tonight 1× spradborrow road umbilo 1× spradborrow road umbilo was flowing 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a sewage leak 1× asked if there 1× catch them live 1× in the first 1× investigations revealed that 1× residents are urged 1×

Common sentence endings:

crusaders sports club 1× her a lift 1× in durban north 1× in umbilo recently 1× into a drain 1× just normal work 1×

Words around Umbilo

Just before it in the word index:

umbilicus 3 umbilicals 3 umbilical 54 umbf 2 umberto 33 umbers 5

Just after it in the word index:

umble 2 umbra 24 umbrage 51 umbral 9 umbreit 2 umbrella 846

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Umbilo

  • In this selection, "umbilo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, road, clark, church, road, business and recently stand out and add context to how "umbilo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include areas of umbilo glenwood and and communities like umbilo and musgrave. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "umbilo" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with umbilo

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 will be linked to Umbilo hijacking, Bayview and Durban North house robberies. (13 words)

Students of non-profit organisation, Sinika Uthando, were honoured at a special graduation ceremony, which was held in Umbilo, recently. (20 words)

A sewage leak at the back of a business in Spradborrow Road, Umbilo was flowing like a river into a drain. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Asked if there was a way that communities like Umbilo and Musgrave can co-exist, Sisonke suggested the first step is changing the mindset around sex work and seeing it as just normal work. (34 words)

In the first case, a 21-year-old woman was walking in Umbilo on October 30, 2019, when a vehicle, with three unknown men, stopped next to her and offered her a lift. (33 words)

Residents are urged to attend a community meeting at St Cyprian’s Church, Umbilo Road tonight, 28 June at 5.30pm where details around the proposed project will be discussed. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

The Umbilo Business Forum's Kelvin Caldwell and Ian Campbell-Gillies were shocked by the sewage leak at the back of a business in Spradborrow Road, Umbilo.

Asked if there was a way that communities like Umbilo and Musgrave can co-exist, Sisonke suggested the first step is changing the mindset around sex work and seeing it as just normal work.

In the first case, a 21-year-old woman was walking in Umbilo on October 30, 2019, when a vehicle, with three unknown men, stopped next to her and offered her a lift.

Students of non-profit organisation, Sinika Uthando, were honoured at a special graduation ceremony, which was held in Umbilo, recently.

The areas of Umbilo, Glenwood and Lower Musgrave are hotspots for brothels, something that has caused considerable difficulty for residents of those areas.

A sewage leak at the back of a business in Spradborrow Road, Umbilo was flowing like a river into a drain.

Catch them live in Durban on 1 March at The Winston, Clark/Umbilo Road, and Sunday, 3 March at Crusaders Sports Club.

Investigations revealed that the suspects’ vehicle was hijacked in Umbilo last week and one of the recovered firearms was taken during a house robbery in Durban North.

Residents are urged to attend a community meeting at St Cyprian’s Church, Umbilo Road tonight, 28 June at 5.30pm where details around the proposed project will be discussed.

They will be linked to Umbilo hijacking, Bayview and Durban North house robberies.

Common combinations with umbilo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "umbilo" in a sentence?
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What does "umbilo" mean?
Umbilo means: A suburb of Durban, South Africa, named after the river.
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