"minivan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minivans [plural]
Etymology: mini- + van Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|van}} mini- + van Head templates: {{en-noun}} minivan (plural minivans)
  1. A small van. Translations (small van): мінівэ́н (minivén) [masculine] (Belarusian), міні-фурго́н (mini-furhón) [masculine] (Belarusian), минива́н (miniván) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 多功能休旅車 (Chinese Mandarin), 多功能休旅车 (duōgōngnéng xiūlǚchē) (Chinese Mandarin), 微面 (wēimiàn) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), tila-auto (Finnish), fourgonnette (French), mini-fourgonnette (French), mini-fourgon (French), furgoneta [feminine] (Galician), მინი-ფურგონი (mini-purgoni) (Georgian), Minivan [masculine] (German), monovolume [feminine] (Italian), ミニバン (miniban) (Japanese), 미니밴 (minibaen) (Korean), 다목적 자동차 (damokjeok jadongcha) (alt: 多目的自動車) (Korean), ລົດຕູ້ (lot tū) (Lao), ⁧مینیون⁩ (mini-van) (Persian), minivan [masculine] (Polish), minivan [feminine] (Portuguese), минивэ́н (minivɛ́n) [masculine] (Russian), фурго́н (furgón) [masculine] (Russian), мини-фурго́н (mini-furgón) [masculine] (Russian), combi [masculine] (Spanish), monovolumen [masculine] (Spanish), มินิแวน (mí-ní-wɛɛn) (Thai), мініве́н (minivén) [masculine] (Ukrainian), міні-фурго́н (mini-furhón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-minivan-en-noun-GT5-EDWC Disambiguation of 'small van': 100 0
  2. (chiefly US) A large and spacious passenger car, typically with five or seven seats and sliding rear doors Tags: US Synonyms: people carrier [UK], MPV Translations (spacious passenger car): monospace (French)
    Sense id: en-minivan-en-noun--VkLIREb Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'spacious passenger car': 0 100

Verb

Forms: minivans [present, singular, third-person], minivanning [participle, present], minivanned [participle, past], minivanned [past]
Etymology: mini- + van Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|van}} mini- + van Head templates: {{en-verb|minivans|minivanning|minivanned}} minivan (third-person singular simple present minivans, present participle minivanning, simple past and past participle minivanned)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To travel or transport in a small van. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-minivan-en-verb-3HNjra6c

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for minivan meaning in English (6.7kB)

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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "sense": "small van",
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        },
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            "masculine"
          ],
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      "sense": "small van",
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      "sense": "small van",
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      "sense": "small van",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "small van",
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      "word": "furgoneta"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mini-purgoni",
      "sense": "small van",
      "word": "მინი-ფურგონი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monovolume"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "miniban",
      "sense": "small van",
      "word": "ミニバン"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "minibaen",
      "sense": "small van",
      "word": "미니밴"
    },
    {
      "alt": "多目的自動車",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "damokjeok jadongcha",
      "sense": "small van",
      "word": "다목적 자동차"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "lot tū",
      "sense": "small van",
      "word": "ລົດຕູ້"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mini-van",
      "sense": "small van",
      "word": "⁧مینیون⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minivan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "minivan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minivɛ́n",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "минивэ́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "furgón",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фурго́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mini-furgón",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мини-фурго́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "combi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monovolumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mí-ní-wɛɛn",
      "sense": "small van",
      "word": "มินิแวน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "minivén",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мініве́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mini-furhón",
      "sense": "small van",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "міні-фурго́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "spacious passenger car",
      "word": "monospace"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minivan"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mini",
        "3": "van"
      },
      "expansion": "mini- + van",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "mini- + van",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "minivans",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minivanning",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minivanned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minivanned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "minivans",
        "2": "minivanning",
        "3": "minivanned"
      },
      "expansion": "minivan (third-person singular simple present minivans, present participle minivanning, simple past and past participle minivanned)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To travel or transport in a small van."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive"
        ],
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To travel or transport in a small van."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "minivan"
}

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