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kombi

kombi noun: a minivan.

Noun

kombi (plural kombis)

  1. (Australia) A minivan.
    • Travelling in a fried-out kombi / On a hippie trailhead full of zombie1981, Men At Work, “Down Under”, in Business as Usual
  2. (South Africa, Zimbabwe) A minibus (sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi).

Forms of kombi

pluralkombis

Origin of kombi

Genericized trademark from the Volkswagen Kombi, a brand of minivans. Borrowed from German Kombi and, in South Africa, reinforced by Afrikaans kombi.

Questions about kombi

What does kombi mean?
Kombi means a minivan.
What part of speech is kombi?
Kombi is a noun.
What is the plural of kombi?
The plural of kombi is kombis.

Words near kombi in the dictionary

  1. Komatis
  2. Komatsu
  3. komatsuna
  4. Komatsus
  5. kombatite
  6. kombi
  7. kombinat
  8. kombinats
  9. kombis
  10. kombivan
  11. kombivans

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