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Zawiya in a sentence

Zawiya meaning

In North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or its mosque.

Using Zawiya

  • The main meaning on this page is: In North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or its mosque.
  • In the example corpus, zawiya often appears in combinations such as: zawiya west.

Context around Zawiya

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

off 1×

Often after:

west 2× militias 1× following 1× tribes 1×

Sentence patterns with Zawiya

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

captured by zawiya militias said 1× formed a zawiya following the 1× found off zawiya west of 1× in al zawiya 1× town of zawiya 1× while the zawiya tribes retained 1× worker from zawiya west of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ali khalifa an 1× gassim says the 1× in many tribal 1× on 22 april 1× over 100 of 1× the two other 1×

Common sentence endings:

ahmed al mesmari 1× in al zawiya 1× much as possible 1× the islamic example 1× town of zawiya 1× west of tripoli 1×

Words around Zawiya

Just before it in the word index:

zawistowski 3 zawinski 2 zawe 8 zawawi 6 zawaideh 2 zawahri 4

Just after it in the word index:

zawr 2 zax 2 zaxai 3 zaxby 5 zay 34 zaya 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Zawiya

  • In this selection, "zawiya" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, off, west, militias and following stand out and add context to how "zawiya" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include captured by zawiya militias said and formed a zawiya following the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "zawiya" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with zawiya

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 two other migrant boats were found off Zawiya, west of Tripoli. (12 words)

Over 100 of Mr Haftar’s soldiers were captured by Zawiya militias, said army spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmari. (18 words)

While the zawiya tribes retained many of their Berber characteristics, the warrior tribes tried to "Arabize" as much as possible. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Ali Khalifa, an oil rig worker from Zawiya, west of Tripoli, said his cousin and a group of other men from his neighbourhood joined a convoy of vehicles heading to Derna to help out with relief efforts. (37 words)

In many tribal groups we see a split when a part of their members distanced themselves from the traditional leading group and formed a zawiya, following the Islamic example. (29 words)

Gassim says the migrants were given humanitarian and medical assistance before being taken to a detention center in western town of Zawiya. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

Ali Khalifa, an oil rig worker from Zawiya, west of Tripoli, said his cousin and a group of other men from his neighbourhood joined a convoy of vehicles heading to Derna to help out with relief efforts.

Gassim says the migrants were given humanitarian and medical assistance before being taken to a detention center in western town of Zawiya.

Over 100 of Mr Haftar’s soldiers were captured by Zawiya militias, said army spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmari.

On 22 April, the body of a male with tied hands was uncovered in the area of Abu Surra in al-Zawiya.

The two other migrant boats were found off Zawiya, west of Tripoli.

In many tribal groups we see a split when a part of their members distanced themselves from the traditional leading group and formed a zawiya, following the Islamic example.

While the zawiya tribes retained many of their Berber characteristics, the warrior tribes tried to "Arabize" as much as possible.

Common combinations with zawiya

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "zawiya" in a sentence?
An example: "Ali Khalifa, an oil rig worker from Zawiya, west of Tripoli, said his cousin and a group of other men from his neighbourhood joined a convoy of vehicles heading to Derna to help out with relief efforts." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "zawiya" from authentic English texts.
What does "zawiya" mean?
Zawiya means: In North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or its mosque.
How many example sentences with "zawiya" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "zawiya", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.