minivan

noun

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

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Keep calling the minivans Chrysler Pacifica, Town & Country, etc., but drop the expensive charade of developing other new vehicles for it. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 May 2025 The boy was in the minivan with three other children, his parents and uncle when he was shot, just south of the intersection of 31st Street and Ashland Avenue. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025 The minivan then speeds off and passes several cars before disappearing out of frame as other drivers appear to slow down in order to stop and check on the biker, who crashed out of frame. Sean Neumann, People.com, 6 May 2025 Stellantis has stopped making Chrysler minivans and Dodge muscle cars in Windsor, Ontario, for two weeks, idling about 3,200 of its employees. Ian Austen, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minivan

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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 30 May. 2025.

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minivan

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

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