Dictionary

minibus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɪ.ni.bəs/ (US)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.
   • Just south of Durness, at Keoldale, is a passenger-ferry across the Kyle of Durness. It links up during the summer months with a minibus service to the lonely Cape Wrath lighthouse, built of granite in 1827 on a headland 400 ft above the sea. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 157:
2. (South-Africa) A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi.
   • Police are still searching for the gunmen who hijacked the minibus carrying school pupils taking two of the children with them. 2006 May 13, Weekend Argus, 14, p.6:
3. (historical) A small four-wheeled carriage.
4. (US) A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.
   • The minibus is the first of two funding packages the House hopes to pass this month. 2020 July 25, Danielle Haynes, “House passes 4-bill spending package”, in UPI:

Forms

Deriveds

midibus

Hyponyms

marshrutka (small bus) · maxicab (small bus)

Relateds

minivan

Synonyms

kombi · jitney

Translations (74)

lv minibuss (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · cy bws mini (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · id minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · uk мікроавто́бус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · es microbús (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · be мікрааўто́бус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · fr minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ar مِيكْرُوبَاص (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · hi छोटी बस (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · fa-ira مینیبوس (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · sk minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · cs minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · th มินิบัส (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · es minibús (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ro microbuz (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · et väikebuss (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ru микроавто́бус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ru минибу́с (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · uk мінібу́с (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · cmn 麵包車 /面包车 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ru микро́бус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · vi xe buýt mini (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · yi מיניבוס (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · sw minibasi (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ny gálímoto class 9/6 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · de Kleinbus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · sl minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ta சிற்றுந்து (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · pt micro-ônibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ms bas mini (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ko 승합차 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · id bus mini (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · tg микроавтобус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · kmr mînîbus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · be мінібу́с (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · nb minibuss (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · hy միկրոավտոբուս (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · bg минибу́с (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · nn minibuss (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · yue 小巴 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · it minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · az mikroavtobus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · nrf minibeusse (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ja マイクロバス (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · hi मिनीबस (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ny minibási class 9/6 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · sh ми̏нибус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ko 미니버스 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · lt mikroautobusas (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · cmn 小巴 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · fi minibussi (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ru маршру́тка (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · de Minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · mk минибус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ka მიკროავტობუსი (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · et kutsikas (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ar مِينِيبَاص (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ro maxi-taxi (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · lv mikroautobuss (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · uk мікро́бус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · ko 마이크로버스 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · be мікро́бус (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · da minibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · lt mikrobusas (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · pl mikrobus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · sk mikrobus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · nl busje (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · he מִינִיבּוּס (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · sh mȉnibus (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · th รถบัสเล็ก (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · bn মিনিবাস (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · yue 𨋍 (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · eo buseto (a small bus — see also marshrutka) · tr minibüs (a small bus — see also marshrutka)