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min·i·cab

 (mĭn′ē-kăb′)
n.
Chiefly British A car available for hire but not licensed to pick up passengers on the street.
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minicab

(ˈmɪnɪˌkæb)
n
(Commerce) Brit a small saloon car used as a taxi
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.minicab - a minicar used as a taxicabminicab - a minicar used as a taxicab    
taxi, taxicab, cab, hack - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
minicar - a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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Translations
taxi
minitaxi
etukäteen tilattava taksi
taksi
小型タクシー
소형 콜택시
privattaxi
รถขับที่ใช้เป็นแท๊กซี่
taxi

minicab

[ˈmɪnɪkæb] Nradiotaxi m
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minicab

[ˈmɪnɪˌkæb] n (Brit) → taxi m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

minicab

تَاكْسِي taxi minitaxi Kleintaxi αγοραίο αυτοκίνητο teletaxi etukäteen tilattava taksi taxi taksi taxi 小型タクシー 소형 콜택시 minitaxi forhåndsbestilt drosje taksówka minitáxi такси-малолитражка privattaxi รถขับที่ใช้เป็นแท๊กซี่ taksi taxi 微型出租汽车
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