Meanings
BMW1
- A manufacturer of motor vehicles (Bayerische Motoren-Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)).
So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal.
2014 February 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Get Your $50,000 Hatchback Here”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2014
BMW2
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of biodegradable municipal waste.
BMW3
present singular third person BMWs · participle present BMWing · participle past BMWed · past BMWed
BMW4
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
BMW · proper noun, noun
- GermanBayerische
- GermanMotoren
- GermanWerke
- GermanBMW
- EnglishBMW
Borrowed from German BMW, equivalent to an initialism of Bavarian Motor Works.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِي إِم دَبُلْيُو, بِي إِم دَابُلْيُو
- بِي إِم دَبُلْيُو (bī ʔem dabulyū)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
- بِي إِم دَابُلْيُو (bī ʔem dābulyū)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Bulgarian БМВ
- БМВ (BMV)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Chinese Cantonese 寶馬 /宝马
- 寶馬 /宝马 (bou² maa⁵)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Chinese Mandarin 寶馬 /宝马
- 寶馬 /宝马 (Bǎomǎ)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Dutch BMW
- BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Estonian bemari, bemm
- bemaricolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
- bemmcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Finnish bemari, bemmi
- bemaricolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
- bemmicolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
French BMW
- BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
German BMW
- BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Greek Μπε-Εμ-Βε
- Μπε-Εμ-Βε (Be-Em-Ve)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Italian BMW
- BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Japanese ビー・エム・ダブリュー
- ビー・エム・ダブリュー (bī-emu-daburyū)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Korean 베엠베, 비엠더블유
- 베엠베 (be-em-be)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
- 비엠더블유 (bi-em-deobeuryu)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Persian بموه
- بموه (bemve)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Polish BMW
- BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Russian Бэ-Эм-Вэ́, БМВ
- Бэ-Эм-Вэ́ (Bɛ-Em-Vɛ́)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
- БМВ (BMV)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Cite this entry
BMW. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMW
“BMW.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMW. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BMW,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMW.
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