Zwide is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Zwide in a sentence
Zwide meaning
A township in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Using Zwide
- The main meaning on this page is: A township in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- In the example corpus, zwide often appears in combinations such as: of zwide.
Context around Zwide
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zwide
- In this selection, "zwide" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clean, luring, residents, clinic and barely stand out and add context to how "zwide" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include again with zwide s son and ambushed by zwide s amandwandwe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zwide" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zwide
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Despite carrying out this revenge, Shaka continued his pursuit of Zwide. (11 words)
When Dingiswayo was murdered by Zwide, Shaka sought to avenge his death. (12 words)
Shaka later had to contend again with Zwide's son Sikhunyane in 1826. (13 words)
Shaka still recognised Dingiswayo and his larger Mthethwa clan as overlord after he returned to the Zulu but, some years later, Dingiswayo was ambushed by Zwide's amaNdwandwe and killed. (30 words)
The founders of the states which Omer-Cooper called "Zulu-type states," including the Ndebele, the Gasa, the Ngoni, and the Swazi had all been closely associated with Zwide. (29 words)
A crowd of Zwide residents queued for food at Sassa’s offices yesterday, with many saying that they had no source of income. (23 words)
Example sentences (9)
A crowd of Zwide residents queued for food at Sassa’s offices yesterday, with many saying that they had no source of income.
The union members were delighted to see a large disinfecting truck arrive to clean Zwide Clinic.
At some point Zwide barely escaped Shaka, though the exact details are not known.
Despite carrying out this revenge, Shaka continued his pursuit of Zwide.
Shaka also made a decoy gambit- sending the Zulu cattle off with a small escort, luring Zwide into splitting his force.
Shaka later had to contend again with Zwide's son Sikhunyane in 1826.
Shaka still recognised Dingiswayo and his larger Mthethwa clan as overlord after he returned to the Zulu but, some years later, Dingiswayo was ambushed by Zwide's amaNdwandwe and killed.
The founders of the states which Omer-Cooper called "Zulu-type states," including the Ndebele, the Gasa, the Ngoni, and the Swazi had all been closely associated with Zwide.
When Dingiswayo was murdered by Zwide, Shaka sought to avenge his death.
Common combinations with zwide
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of zwide 2×