minibus

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Same price, and leaving at the same time, so I'm not quite sure how it all works, but I learned that the minibus is the way to go.

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  • 'We booked into a hotel in Scotland as a surprise - I drove everyone up in a minibus, although Duncan made his own way - and we took over a corner of the restaurant. —  Home | Mail Online
  • But the most striking detail of the minibus was a surveillance camera in a spherical case; such appliances are also used in the army, news agency BelaPAN writes.
  • In the convoy attacked by terrorists on Monday, their minibus was behind the Sri Lankan cricket team. —  Blayney Chronicle
  • The driver of the minibus was killed, while a Pakistani umpire in the vehicle was critically wounded. —  The Guardian World News
  • Broad and two Australian umpires in the minibus were not hurt. —  The Guardian World News
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  1. Irreg. from Latin min(or), less, or min(imus), least, + English (omn)ibus.
 

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/ˈmɪnɪbəs/
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