minivan

== English == === Etymology === From mini- +‎ van. First widely used in the 1980s, when this class of vehicles became widely popular as an alternative to station wagons (estate cars). Attested earlier in technical usage, usually as mini-van. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -æn === Noun === minivan (plural minivans) A small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport. Alternative form: mini-van (dated) Hypernyms: automobile < motor vehicle < vehicle Hyponyms: people carrier, MPV (UK, passenger-focused); matatu, mathree (East African minivans used as gypsy cabs) Coordinate terms: van, car (each construed as either hypernymous or coordinate); CUV, XUV; SUV, sport utility vehicle; station wagon, estate car, estate; truck, lorry ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ミニバン (miniban) → Korean: 미니밴 (minibaen) → Russian: минивэ́н (minivɛ́n) → Thai: มินิแวน (mí-ní-wɛɛn) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === minivan (third-person singular simple present minivans, present participle minivanning, simple past and past participle minivanned) (ambitransitive) To travel or transport in a small van. == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English minivan. === Noun === minivan m (invariable) minivan == Polish == === Alternative forms === miniwan === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English minivan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.ɲiˈvan/ Rhymes: -an Syllabification: mi‧ni‧van === Noun === minivan m inan minivan (small van) Hypernym: van minivan, people carrier, MPV (large and spacious passenger car, typically with five or seven seats and sliding rear doors) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “minivan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) minivan in PWN's encyclopedia == Spanish == === Noun === minivan m or f (plural minivans) minivan