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kombi en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (Australia) A minivan.
    • Travelling in a fried-out kombi / On a hippie trailhead full of zombie 1981, Men At Work, “Down Under”, in Business as Usual:
  2. (South-Africa, Zimbabwe) A minibus (sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi).

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kombis Number=Plur lexicographic

wikipedia: Volkswagen Kombi