Meaning

4 senses
  1. A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.

    Kleinbus, Minibus

    микроавто́бусmikroavtóbus, микро́бусmikróbus, минибу́сminibús

    мікроавто́бусmikroavtóbus, мікро́бусmikróbus, мінібу́сminibús

  2. (South Africa)A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi.

  3. (historical)A small four-wheeled carriage.

  4. (US)A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.

More definitions
  • a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)

Examples

6 sentences
  1. This minibus seats twenty-five passengers.

    ruЭтот микроавтобус рассчитан на двадцать пять пассажиров.

    deDieser Minibus hat Platz für fünfundzwanzig Passagiere.

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  2. This minibus holds twenty-five passengers.

    deDieser Minibus fasst fünfundzwanzig Fahrgäste.

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  3. Yanni was picked up by a minibus.

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  4. This minibus can take twenty-five passengers.

    deDieser Minibus fasst fünfundzwanzig Fahrgäste.

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  5. This minibus has room for twenty-five passengers.

    deDieser Minibus hat Platz für fünfundzwanzig Passagiere.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a small bus — see also marshrutka:
Русский
By meaning 1
a small bus — see also marshrutka:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a small bus — see also marshrutka:

Origin

From mini- + bus. In the political sense, probably a back-formation from omnibus.

From mini- + bus. In the political sense, probably a back-formation from omnibus.

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Forms

plural: minibuses / minibusses
Singularminibus
Pluralminibuses / minibusses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedminivan
Derivedmidibus

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
minibus — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto