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Meaning of minibus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɪ.ni.bəs

Definitions

  1. A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups
  2. A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.
  3. A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi
  4. A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi.
    South-Africa
  5. A small four-wheeled carriage
  6. A small four-wheeled carriage.
  7. A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill
  8. A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.
    US

Equivalents

Bosanski van van van
Čeština minibus
Ελληνικά πουλμανάκι
Español van
Français minibus
Hrvatski van van van
日本語 マイクロバス
Kurdî mînîbus van
Polski mikrobus minibus
Português minibus
Српски van van van
Türkçe minibüs
Українська бус
Tiếng Việt ô tô buýt xe ca

Examples

“Just south of Durness, at Keoldale, is a passenger-ferry across the Kyle of Durness. It links up during the summer months with a minibus service to the lonely Cape Wrath lighthouse, built of granite in 1827 on a headland 400 ft above the sea.”
“Police are still searching for the gunmen who hijacked the minibus carrying school pupils taking two of the children with them.”
“The minibus is the first of two funding packages the House hopes to pass this month.”

CEFR level

C2
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