"VW" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-VW.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VW
  1. Initialism of Volkswagen, a German car manufacturer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Volkswagen (extra: a German car manufacturer) Categories (topical): Automobiles Translations (Volkswagen, a German car manufacturer): فُولْكْس فَاجَن (fulks fāgan) [masculine] (Arabic), 大眾汽車 (Chinese Mandarin), 大众汽车 (Dàzhòng qìchē) (Chinese Mandarin), ფოლქსვაგენი (polksvageni) (Georgian), Volkswagen [masculine] (German), Βολκσβάγκεν (Volksvágken) (Greek), פולקסווגן (Hebrew), फोल्क्सवागन (pholksavāgan) (Hindi), フォルクスワーゲン (Forukusuwāgen) (Japanese), 폭스바겐 (pokseubagen) (Korean), folkevogn [feminine] (Norwegian), فولکسواگن (Persian), VW [feminine] (Portuguese), Фольксва́ген (Folʹksvágen) [masculine] (Russian), โฟล์ค (fôok) (Thai), รถโฟล์ค (rót fôok) (Thai), รถเต่า (rót tàw) (Thai)

Alternative forms

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