"minibus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minibuses [plural], minibusses [plural]
Etymology: mini- + bus. In the political sense, probably a back-formation from omnibus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|bus}} mini- + bus, {{l|en|omnibus}} omnibus Head templates: {{en-noun|+|minibusses}} minibus (plural minibuses or minibusses)
  1. A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups. Categories (topical): Automobiles Translations (a small bus): مِيكْرُوبَاص (mīkrūbāṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), مِينِيبَاص (mīnībāṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), միկրոավտոբուս (mikroavtobus) (Armenian), mikroavtobus (Azerbaijani), мікрааўто́бус (mikraaŭtóbus) [masculine] (Belarusian), мікро́бус (mikróbus) [masculine] (Belarusian), мінібу́с (minibús) [masculine] (Belarusian), минибу́с (minibús) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 小巴 (siu² baa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 麵包車 (Chinese Mandarin), 面包车 (miànbāochē) (Chinese Mandarin), 小巴 (xiǎobā) (Chinese Mandarin), minibus [masculine] (Czech), minibus [common-gender] (Danish), busje [neuter] (Dutch), buseto (Esperanto), väikebuss (Estonian), kutsikas (Estonian), minibussi (Finnish), minibus [masculine] (French), მიკროავტობუსი (miḳroavṭobusi) (Georgian), Kleinbus [masculine] (German), Minibus [masculine] (German), מִינִיבּוּס (mínibus) (Hebrew), bus mini (Indonesian), マイクロバス (maikurobasu) (Japanese), 승합차 (seunghapcha) (alt: 乘合車) (Korean), 미니버스 (minibeoseu) (Korean), 마이크로버스 (maikeurobeoseu) (Korean), mikroautobuss [masculine] (Latvian), minibuss [masculine] (Latvian), mikroautobusas [masculine] (Lithuanian), mikrobusas [masculine] (Lithuanian), минибус (minibus) [masculine] (Macedonian), bas mini (Malay), minibeusse [feminine] (Norman), mînîbus (Northern Kurdish), minibuss [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), minibuss [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), مینیبوس (mini-bus) (Persian), mikrobus [masculine] (Polish), micro-ônibus [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), microbuz [neuter] (Romanian), maxi-taxi [neuter] (Romanian), микроавто́бус (mikroavtóbus) [masculine] (Russian), микро́бус (mikróbus) [masculine] (Russian), минибу́с (minibús) [masculine] (Russian), маршру́тка (maršrútka) [feminine] (Russian), ми̏нибус [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mȉnibus [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mikrobus [masculine] (Slovak), minibus [masculine] (Slovene), microbús [masculine] (Spanish), minibús [masculine] (Spanish), minibüs (Turkish), мікроавто́бус (mikroavtóbus) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мікро́бус (mikróbus) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мінібу́с (minibús) [masculine] (Ukrainian), xe buýt mini (Vietnamese), מיניבוס (minibus) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-minibus-en-noun-07lJfurD Disambiguation of Automobiles: 36 35 15 14 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 23 29 31 17 Disambiguation of 'a small bus': 75 0 20 4
  2. (South Africa) A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi. Tags: South-Africa Categories (topical): Automobiles Synonyms: kombi
    Sense id: en-minibus-en-noun-7Mj7Lixi Disambiguation of Automobiles: 36 35 15 14 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 28 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 53 22 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 23 29 31 17
  3. (historical) A small four-wheeled carriage. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Automobiles
    Sense id: en-minibus-en-noun-opTcsuvl Disambiguation of Automobiles: 36 35 15 14 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 23 29 31 17
  4. (US politics) A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill. Tags: US Categories (topical): US politics, Automobiles
    Sense id: en-minibus-en-noun-0QGfRgwB Disambiguation of Automobiles: 36 35 15 14 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 23 29 31 17 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jitney, minivan

Inflected forms

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          "alt": "乘合車",
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          "word": "미니버스"
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          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "word": "마이크로버스"
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          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "kmr",
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "word": "bas mini"
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a small bus",
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          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "a small bus",
          "word": "مینیبوس"
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          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "micro-ônibus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "microbuz"
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        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "maxi-taxi"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "mikroavtóbus",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "микроавто́бус"
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        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "word": "микро́бус"
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        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 0 20 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "maršrútka",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a small bus",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "sense": "a small bus",
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        },
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          "_dis": "36 35 15 14",
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            "Transport",
            "Machines",
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            "Technology",
            "Fundamental"
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        "(historical) A small four-wheeled carriage."
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        "historical"
      ]
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          "text": "The minibus is the first of two funding packages the House hopes to pass this month.",
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        "(US politics) A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill."
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        "US"
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}
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          "ref": "2006 May 13, Weekend Argus, 14, p.6",
          "text": "Police are still searching for the gunmen who hijacked the minibus carrying school pupils taking two of the children with them.",
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        "A small four-wheeled carriage."
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      ],
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mīkrūbāṣ",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مِيكْرُوبَاص"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mīnībāṣ",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مِينِيبَاص"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mikroavtobus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "միկրոավտոբուս"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "mikroavtobus"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mikraaŭtóbus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мікрааўто́бус"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mikróbus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мікро́бус"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "minibús",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мінібу́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "minibús",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "минибу́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "siu² baa¹",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "小巴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "麵包車"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "miànbāochē",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "面包车"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎobā",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "小巴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "minibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "busje"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "buseto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "väikebuss"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "kutsikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "minibussi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "miḳroavṭobusi",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "მიკროავტობუსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kleinbus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Minibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mínibus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "מִינִיבּוּס"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "bus mini"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maikurobasu",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "マイクロバス"
    },
    {
      "alt": "乘合車",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seunghapcha",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "승합차"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "minibeoseu",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "미니버스"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maikeurobeoseu",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "마이크로버스"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "mînîbus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikroautobuss"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minibuss"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikroautobusas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobusas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "minibus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "минибус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "bas mini"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "minibeusse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minibuss"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minibuss"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mini-bus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "مینیبوس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "micro-ônibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "microbuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "maxi-taxi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mikroavtóbus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "микроавто́бус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mikróbus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "микро́бус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minibús",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "минибу́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "maršrútka",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "маршру́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ми̏нибус"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mȉnibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "microbús"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minibús"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "minibüs"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mikroavtóbus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мікроавто́бус"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mikróbus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мікро́бус"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "minibús",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мінібу́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "xe buýt mini"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "minibus",
      "sense": "a small bus",
      "word": "מיניבוס"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minibus"
}
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": marshrutka vs. maršrútka",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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