"bush taxi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bush taxis [plural]
Etymology: A calque of French taxi-brousse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|taxi-brousse}} French taxi-brousse Head templates: {{en-noun}} bush taxi (plural bush taxis)
  1. (Africa) Synonym of shared taxi. Tags: Africa Categories (topical): Vehicles Synonyms: shared taxi [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bush_taxi-en-noun-UBTQ4vkf Categories (other): African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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