"shared taxi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shared taxis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shared taxi (plural shared taxis)
  1. A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled. Hyponyms: baht bus (english: pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts), dollar van (english: van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts), marshrutka (english: minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts), matatu, mathree (english: minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts), maxicab (english: minibus shared taxi in Hong Kong), songthaew (english: pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts), taxibus (english: minibus shared taxi), tro tro (alt: minibus shared taxi in Ghanan contexts), UV Express (english: Philippine shared taxi service) Related terms: rideshare Translations (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew): 集尼車 /集尼车 (chi̍p-nî-chhia) (english: Philippine contexts) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 泥鯭的 (nai⁴ maang¹ dik¹) (english: illegal) (Chinese Cantonese), 合乘計程車 /合乘计程车 (héchéngjìchéngchē) (Chinese Mandarin), 合乘出租车 (héchéngchūzūchē) (Chinese Mandarin), sdílené taxi [neuter] (Czech), deeltaxi [masculine] (Dutch), reittitaksi (Finnish), taxi collectif [masculine] (French), wôrô-wôrô (english: Ivorian contexts) (French), Sammeltaxi [neuter] (German), שירות [masculine] (Hebrew), iránytaxi (Hungarian), angkutan kota (Indonesian), angkot (Indonesian), angkutan desa (Indonesian), angdes (Indonesian), angkudes (Indonesian), mikrolet (Indonesian), oplet (Indonesian), 乗合タクシー (Japanese), ジープニー (english: Philippine contexts) (Japanese), 승합 택시 (seunghap taeksi) (Korean), taksíbísí (Lingala), dua baris (Malay), teksi kongsi (Malay), تاکسی شراکتی (Persian), taksówka zbiorowa [feminine] (Polish), bus (english: timetables possible) [masculine] (Polish), busik (english: timetables possible) [masculine] (Polish), táxi-lotação [masculine] (Portuguese), taxi colectivo [masculine] (Spanish), colectivo [masculine] (Spanish), angkutan kota (Sundanese), angkot (Sundanese), matatu (Swahili), daladala (Swahili), dyipni (Tagalog), dyip (note: esp. Philippine contexts) (Tagalog), สองแถว (sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌o) (Thai), dolmuş (Turkish), dáńfó (Yoruba)
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          "text": "In contrast to the mass transit role of the servis taxis in Amman, the shared taxis in Bahrain offered a specialised supplement to the main transport services. Only about 1.5% of all person trips per day were made in 1981 by shared taxi, and they carried only about a quarter as many passengers as the scheduled bus services...",
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          "english": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
          "translation": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
          "word": "baht bus"
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        {
          "english": "van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts",
          "translation": "van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts",
          "word": "dollar van"
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        {
          "english": "minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts",
          "translation": "minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts",
          "word": "marshrutka"
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          "word": "matatu"
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        {
          "english": "minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts",
          "translation": "minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts",
          "word": "mathree"
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          "english": "minibus shared taxi in Hong Kong",
          "translation": "minibus shared taxi in Hong Kong",
          "word": "maxicab"
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          "english": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
          "translation": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
          "word": "songthaew"
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          "english": "minibus shared taxi",
          "translation": "minibus shared taxi",
          "word": "taxibus"
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          "word": "tro tro"
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          "english": "Philippine shared taxi service",
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          "word": "UV Express"
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            "French"
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          "word": "bush taxi"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "colectivo"
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        {
          "english": "Tanzania",
          "translation": "Tanzania",
          "word": "daladala"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Nigeria"
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          "word": "danfo"
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          "english": "Turkey",
          "translation": "Turkey",
          "word": "dolmus"
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          "word": "jeepney"
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          "word": "local taxi"
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          "english": "Tunisia",
          "translation": "Tunisia",
          "word": "louage"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "savari"
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        {
          "code": "yue",
          "english": "illegal",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "lang_code": "yue",
          "roman": "nai⁴ maang¹ dik¹",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "translation": "illegal",
          "word": "泥鯭的"
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          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "english": "Philippine contexts",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "lang_code": "nan-hbl",
          "roman": "chi̍p-nî-chhia",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
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          "word": "集尼車 /集尼车"
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          "roman": "héchéngjìchéngchē",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
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          "word": "合乘出租车"
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "deeltaxi"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "reittitaksi"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "taxi collectif"
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          "code": "fr",
          "english": "Ivorian contexts",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "translation": "Ivorian contexts",
          "word": "wôrô-wôrô"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "Sammeltaxi"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "שירות"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "iránytaxi"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "angkutan kota"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "angkot"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "angkutan desa"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "angdes"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "angkudes"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "mikrolet"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "oplet"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "乗合タクシー"
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          "english": "Philippine contexts",
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          "lang_code": "ja",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "translation": "Philippine contexts",
          "word": "ジープニー"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "seunghap taeksi",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "승합 택시"
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          "lang": "Lingala",
          "lang_code": "ln",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "taksíbísí"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "lang_code": "ms",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "dua baris"
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          "lang": "Malay",
          "lang_code": "ms",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "teksi kongsi"
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "تاکسی شراکتی"
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          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "taksówka zbiorowa"
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          "code": "pl",
          "english": "timetables possible",
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
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          "translation": "timetables possible",
          "word": "bus"
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          "code": "pl",
          "english": "timetables possible",
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
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          "translation": "timetables possible",
          "word": "busik"
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "táxi-lotação"
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "taxi colectivo"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "colectivo"
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "angkutan kota"
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          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "lang_code": "su",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "angkot"
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          "lang": "Swahili",
          "lang_code": "sw",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "matatu"
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          "lang": "Swahili",
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "daladala"
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
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          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "dyipni"
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          "note": "esp. Philippine contexts",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "dyip"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "lang_code": "th",
          "roman": "sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌o",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "สองแถว"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "dolmuş"
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        {
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "lang_code": "yo",
          "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
          "word": "dáńfó"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shared taxi"
}
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      "form": "shared taxis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "english": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
      "translation": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
      "word": "baht bus"
    },
    {
      "english": "van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts",
      "translation": "van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts",
      "word": "dollar van"
    },
    {
      "english": "minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts",
      "translation": "minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts",
      "word": "marshrutka"
    },
    {
      "word": "matatu"
    },
    {
      "english": "minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts",
      "translation": "minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts",
      "word": "mathree"
    },
    {
      "english": "minibus shared taxi in Hong Kong",
      "translation": "minibus shared taxi in Hong Kong",
      "word": "maxicab"
    },
    {
      "english": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
      "translation": "pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts",
      "word": "songthaew"
    },
    {
      "english": "minibus shared taxi",
      "translation": "minibus shared taxi",
      "word": "taxibus"
    },
    {
      "alt": "minibus shared taxi in Ghanan contexts",
      "word": "tro tro"
    },
    {
      "english": "Philippine shared taxi service",
      "translation": "Philippine shared taxi service",
      "word": "UV Express"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "rideshare"
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hokkien translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Lingala translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Sundanese translations",
        "Terms with Swahili translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
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          "ref": "1986, D. Coombe et al., “The Role of Paratransit”, in Moving People in Tomorrow's World..., page 115:",
          "text": "In contrast to the mass transit role of the servis taxis in Amman, the shared taxis in Bahrain offered a specialised supplement to the main transport services. Only about 1.5% of all person trips per day were made in 1981 by shared taxi, and they carried only about a quarter as many passengers as the scheduled bus services...",
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      "tags": [
        "Africa",
        "French"
      ],
      "word": "bush taxi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "South-America"
      ],
      "word": "colectivo"
    },
    {
      "english": "Tanzania",
      "translation": "Tanzania",
      "word": "daladala"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ],
      "word": "danfo"
    },
    {
      "english": "Turkey",
      "translation": "Turkey",
      "word": "dolmus"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Philippines"
      ],
      "word": "jeepney"
    },
    {
      "word": "jitney"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa"
      ],
      "word": "local taxi"
    },
    {
      "english": "Tunisia",
      "translation": "Tunisia",
      "word": "louage"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Iran"
      ],
      "word": "savari"
    },
    {
      "word": "share taxi"
    },
    {
      "word": "share-taxi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Israel"
      ],
      "word": "sherut"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "South-Africa"
      ],
      "word": "taxi"
    }
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "illegal",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "nai⁴ maang¹ dik¹",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "translation": "illegal",
      "word": "泥鯭的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "english": "Philippine contexts",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "lang_code": "nan-hbl",
      "roman": "chi̍p-nî-chhia",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "translation": "Philippine contexts",
      "word": "集尼車 /集尼车"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "héchéngjìchéngchē",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "合乘計程車 /合乘计程车"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "héchéngchūzūchē",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "合乘出租车"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sdílené taxi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deeltaxi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "reittitaksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taxi collectif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "Ivorian contexts",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "translation": "Ivorian contexts",
      "word": "wôrô-wôrô"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sammeltaxi"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שירות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "iránytaxi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "angkutan kota"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "angkot"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "angkutan desa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "angdes"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "angkudes"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "mikrolet"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "oplet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "乗合タクシー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "Philippine contexts",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "translation": "Philippine contexts",
      "word": "ジープニー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "seunghap taeksi",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "승합 택시"
    },
    {
      "code": "ln",
      "lang": "Lingala",
      "lang_code": "ln",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "taksíbísí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "dua baris"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "teksi kongsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "تاکسی شراکتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "taksówka zbiorowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "timetables possible",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "timetables possible",
      "word": "bus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "timetables possible",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "timetables possible",
      "word": "busik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "táxi-lotação"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taxi colectivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colectivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "lang_code": "su",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "angkutan kota"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "lang_code": "su",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "angkot"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "lang_code": "sw",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "matatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "lang_code": "sw",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "daladala"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "dyipni"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "note": "esp. Philippine contexts",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "dyip"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌o",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "สองแถว"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "dolmuş"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "lang_code": "yo",
      "sense": "a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew",
      "word": "dáńfó"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shared taxi"
}

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