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How do you use Zanla in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Zanla in a sentence

Zanla meaning

Acronym of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army

Using Zanla

  • The main meaning on this page is: Acronym of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army

Context around Zanla

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

combatant 1× forces 1× unit 1×

Sentence patterns with Zanla

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

1978 a zanla unit penetrated 1× demonstrations by zanla ex combatants 1× mazawara a zanla combatant who 1× with the zanla forces in 1× zipra and zanla just as 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brigadier general andrew 1× he has served 1× in december 1978 1× mugabe was panicked 1×

Common sentence endings:

and self gratification 1× in the country 1× jailers and torturers 1× of congo drc 1× the bush war 1×

Words around Zanla

Just before it in the word index:

zanku 5 zanko 2 zankli 3 zanki 2 zankel 2 zanka 5

Just after it in the word index:

zann 3 zanna 10 zanne 2 zanni 47 zanny 4 zano 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Zanla

  • In this selection, "zanla" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, combatant, forces and unit stand out and add context to how "zanla" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1978 a zanla unit penetrated and demonstrations by zanla ex combatants. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "zanla" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with zanla

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

He has served with the ZANLA forces in the armed struggle without any ambitions for personal glory and self-gratification. (20 words)

Mugabe was panicked by demonstrations by Zanla ex-combatants, war veterans, who had been the heart of incursions 20 years earlier in the Bush War. (25 words)

Brigadier-General Andrew Lokotongo Mazawara, a Zanla combatant who joined the war in 1977 at Chimoio, Mozambique, died yesterday morning in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (27 words)

Longer example sentences

In December 1978, a ZANLA unit penetrated the outskirts of Salisbury and fired a volley of rockets and incendiary device rounds into the main oil storage depot – the most heavily defended economic asset in the country. (36 words)

He would later work closely with the same Rhodesians who killed his mother in integrating the three armies — Rhodesian, Zipra and Zanla — just as he worked with his Zanu PF jailers and torturers. (33 words)

Brigadier-General Andrew Lokotongo Mazawara, a Zanla combatant who joined the war in 1977 at Chimoio, Mozambique, died yesterday morning in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

Brigadier-General Andrew Lokotongo Mazawara, a Zanla combatant who joined the war in 1977 at Chimoio, Mozambique, died yesterday morning in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

He would later work closely with the same Rhodesians who killed his mother in integrating the three armies — Rhodesian, Zipra and Zanla — just as he worked with his Zanu PF jailers and torturers.

He has served with the ZANLA forces in the armed struggle without any ambitions for personal glory and self-gratification.

In December 1978, a ZANLA unit penetrated the outskirts of Salisbury and fired a volley of rockets and incendiary device rounds into the main oil storage depot – the most heavily defended economic asset in the country.

Mugabe was panicked by demonstrations by Zanla ex-combatants, war veterans, who had been the heart of incursions 20 years earlier in the Bush War.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "zanla" in a sentence?
An example: "Brigadier-General Andrew Lokotongo Mazawara, a Zanla combatant who joined the war in 1977 at Chimoio, Mozambique, died yesterday morning in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "zanla" from authentic English texts.
What does "zanla" mean?
Zanla means: Acronym of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
How many example sentences with "zanla" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "zanla", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.