Kombi

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A minivan. Australia

    "Travelling in a fried-out kombi / On a hippie trailhead full of zombie"

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

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kombivanminibus

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"Travelling in a fried-out kombi / On a hippie trailhead full of zombie"

Etymology

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

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