minivan

noun

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

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The Toyota Sienna achieves 36 miles per gallon Toyota's Sienna standard hybrid minivan earns 36 miles per gallon in the city and 36 miles per gallon on the highway. Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025 In the meantime, cases continue working their way through local courts – including one in Florida where a man in a truck allegedly chased and cornered a minivan occupied by a group of men heading to work on an April morning before dawn. Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 Chrysler is proving that the Pacifica minivan is about more than fetching children from sports practices. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025 Police said the minivan driver stopped at the crash site and was treated at a hospital with what were described as non-life threatening injuries. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 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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