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Zipra meaning

Acronym of Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army.

Using Zipra

  • The main meaning on this page is: Acronym of Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army.
  • In the example corpus, zipra often appears in combinations such as: former zipra.

Context around Zipra

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

former 2× become 1× rhodesian 1× outstanding 1×

Often after:

fighters 1× cadre 1× cadres 1×

Sentence patterns with Zipra

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

1980s and zipra also retained 1× all former zipra fighters whose 1× an outstanding zipra cadre 1× armies rhodesian zipra and zanla 1× as former zipra cadres 1× commanders of zipra did not 1× to become zipra s chief 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bulawayo war veterans 1× but the arms 1× ethnically many shona 1× i came to 1× tensions rose in 1×

Common sentence endings:

chief of communications 1× former zipra cadres 1× from the army 1× jailers and torturers 1× know about them 1× outstanding zipra cadre 1×

Words around Zipra

Just before it in the word index:

zippy 55 zippos 2 zipporah 4 zippo 10 zipping 38 zippier 3

Just after it in the word index:

ziprecruiter 9 zips 29 zipursky 2 zipwhip 2 zir 3 zira 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Zipra

  • In this selection, "zipra" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, former, become, rhodesian, fighters, cadre and cadres stand out and add context to how "zipra" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1980s and zipra also retained and all former zipra fighters whose. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "zipra" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with zipra

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

Ethnically, many Shona leaders remained with Nkomo into the 1980s, and Zipra also retained an important Shona membership throughout the war. (21 words)

I came to stay here in Bulawayo, but later moved to Harare where we started a co-operative as former Zipra cadres. (22 words)

Bulawayo war veterans' provincial chairperson Cephas Ncube said Masuku was one of the pioneers of the liberation struggle and an outstanding Zipra cadre. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

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)

Tensions rose in the early 1980s when the then Zanu government came up with a resolution to expel all former Zipra fighters whose colleagues were deserting armed from the army. (30 words)

Among those in that unit of 10 guerillas was now Retired Colonel Tshinga Judge Dube, who was later on to become Zipra’s Chief of Communications. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

Tensions rose in the early 1980s when the then Zanu government came up with a resolution to expel all former Zipra fighters whose colleagues were deserting armed from the army.

Among those in that unit of 10 guerillas was now Retired Colonel Tshinga Judge Dube, who was later on to become Zipra’s Chief of Communications.

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.

Bulawayo war veterans' provincial chairperson Cephas Ncube said Masuku was one of the pioneers of the liberation struggle and an outstanding Zipra cadre.

But the arms caches for which we were being charged were in big quantities and we as commanders of Zipra did not know about them.

Ethnically, many Shona leaders remained with Nkomo into the 1980s, and Zipra also retained an important Shona membership throughout the war.

I came to stay here in Bulawayo, but later moved to Harare where we started a co-operative as former Zipra cadres.

Common combinations with zipra

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "zipra" in a sentence?
An example: "Tensions rose in the early 1980s when the then Zanu government came up with a resolution to expel all former Zipra fighters whose colleagues were deserting armed from the army." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "zipra" from authentic English texts.
What does "zipra" mean?
Zipra means: Acronym of Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army.
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