minivan

noun

mini·​van ˈmi-nē-ˌvan How to pronounce minivan (audio)
: a small passenger van

Examples of minivan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The preliminary investigation revealed Bancroft and Couto were inside a minivan in the ATM line at Chase. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024 After work dried up during the Great Recession, Thompson — like the 41% of older homeless people who first lost their housing after age 50 — moved into his minivan in 2012. Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024 Officers showed up and found two women with gunshot wounds on the ground next to a silver Dodge minivan. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024 That underlying ethos had mellowed a bit, but still existed when Honnold first drove the family minivan down from Sacramento in the early 2000s. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for minivan 

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of minivan was in 1959

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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minivan. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.

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minivan

noun
mini·​van ˈmin-ē-ˌvan How to pronounce minivan (audio)
: a small passenger van

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