minivan
minivan noun: a small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.
Noun
minivan (plural minivans)
Verb
minivan (third-person singular simple present minivans, present participle minivanning, simple past and past participle minivanned)
- To travel or transport in a small van.
minivan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
minivan in Hindi
- मिनीवैन, मिनिवैन
minivan in Tamil
- மினிவன், மினிவான்
minivan in Marathi
- मिनीव्हॅन, मिनीवॅन, मिनिव्हॅन
minivan in Bengali
- মিনিভ্যান, মিনিভান
More languagesFewer languages
- minivan in Telugu
- మినీవాన్, మినీవన్, మినివాన్
- minivan in Malayalam
- മിനിവാൻ, മിനിവൻ
- minivan in Kannada
- ಮಿನಿವ್ಯಾನ್, ಮಿನಿವಾನ್, ಮಿನಿವನ್
- minivan in Punjabi
- ਮਿਨੀਵੈਨ, ਮਿੰਨੀਵੈਨ, ਮਿੰਨੀਵਨ
- minivan in Gujarati
- મિનીવૅન, મિનિવૅન, મિનિવાન
- minivan in Odia
- ମିନିଭାନ୍, ମିନିଭ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ମିନିୱାନ୍
- minivan in Nepali
- मिनीभान, मिनीभ्यान, मिनीवान
- minivan in Thai
- มินิแวน mí-ní-wɛɛn
- minivan in Vietnamese
- minivan
Forms of minivan
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | minivans |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | minivans |
| present participle | minivanning |
| past participle | minivanned |
| past | minivanned |
Origin of minivan
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.
Words that rhyme with minivan
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- clan
- ban
- Cheyenne
- Longshan
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
Questions about minivan
- What does minivan mean?
- Minivan means a small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.
- What is minivan in Hindi?
- Minivan in Hindi is मिनीवैन, मिनिवैन. See Minivan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is minivan?
- Minivan can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of minivan?
- The plural of minivan is minivans.
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