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Explore Unceded through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Unceded in a sentence

Unceded meaning

Not having been ceded.

Using Unceded

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not having been ceded.
  • In the example corpus, unceded often appears in combinations such as: unceded territory, on unceded, and unceded.

Context around Unceded

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

similarly 1×

Often after:

territory 3× paiute 1× land 1× algonquin 1× wet 1× first 1×

Sentence patterns with Unceded

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

ancestral and unceded territory of 1× existence of unceded first nations 1× in similarly unceded paiute shoshone 1× is on unceded algonquin territory 1× on its unceded territory 1× traditional and unceded land of 1× upheld on unceded wet suwet 1× which is unceded territory only 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

granted the existence 1× jindalee must know 1× the college says 1× the land is 1× the letter says 1× the unist ot 1×

Common sentence endings:

an emergency dispatch 1× complicates matters legally 1× its unceded territory 1× kelowna and vernon 1× partnership with them 1× shoshone ancestral lands 1×

Words around Unceded

Just before it in the word index:

unceasingly 6 unceasing 20 uncdf 5 unccd 5 uncc 2 uncaused 3

Just after it in the word index:

uncelebrated 2 uncensored 60 unceremonious 15 unceremoniously 70 uncertain 1.687 uncertainly 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Unceded

  • In this selection, "unceded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, similarly, territory, paiute and land stand out and add context to how "unceded" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ancestral and unceded territory of and existence of unceded first nations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unceded" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unceded

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

The letter says workers are “currently trespassing” on its unceded territory. (11 words)

Granted, the existence of unceded First Nations territory complicates matters, legally. (11 words)

We gratefully acknowledge that Nanaimo renters live on the traditional and unceded land of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The Unist’ot’en (C’ihlts’ehkhyu / Big Frog Clan of the Wet’suwet’en) continue to in the BC Supreme Court arguing that Wet’suwet’en law must be upheld on unceded Wet’suwet’en lands. (37 words)

The college says it’s meant to formally recognize the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Nation, on whose lands the college resides in Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon. (31 words)

Jindalee must know of the indigenous opposition and resistance to the Thacker Pass lithium mine in the southern caldera, located in similarly unceded Paiute-Shoshone ancestral lands. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

In so-called British Columbia (BC), most of which is unceded territory, only a small number of Indigenous fire services even have an emergency dispatch.

Jindalee must know of the indigenous opposition and resistance to the Thacker Pass lithium mine in the southern caldera, located in similarly unceded Paiute-Shoshone ancestral lands.

The college says it’s meant to formally recognize the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Nation, on whose lands the college resides in Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon.

We gratefully acknowledge that Nanaimo renters live on the traditional and unceded land of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

The land is on unceded Algonquin territory and Nussbaum shared that the NCC has engaged with the Algonquin Nation and is working on a partnership with them.

The letter says workers are “currently trespassing” on its unceded territory.

The Unist’ot’en (C’ihlts’ehkhyu / Big Frog Clan of the Wet’suwet’en) continue to in the BC Supreme Court arguing that Wet’suwet’en law must be upheld on unceded Wet’suwet’en lands.

Granted, the existence of unceded First Nations territory complicates matters, legally.

Common combinations with unceded

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unceded" in a sentence?
An example: "In so-called British Columbia (BC), most of which is unceded territory, only a small number of Indigenous fire services even have an emergency dispatch." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "unceded" from authentic English texts.
What does "unceded" mean?
Unceded means: Not having been ceded.
How many example sentences with "unceded" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "unceded", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.