kombi

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noun

A minivan.

OriginGerman Kombi ← Afrikaans kombi →
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Meanings

nounkombi (plural kombis)

plural kombis

  1. AustraliaA minivan.

    Travelling in a fried-out kombi / On a hippie trailhead full of zombie

    1981, Men At Work, “Down Under”, in Business as Usual
  2. South AfricaZimbabweA minibus (sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kombivanminibus

Origin

  1. Afrikaanskombi
  2. GermanKombi
  3. Englishkombi

Genericized trademark from the Volkswagen Kombi, a brand of minivans. Borrowed from German Kombi and, in South Africa, reinforced by Afrikaans kombi.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kimbomobik
Cite this entry
APA

kombi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kombi

MLA

“kombi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kombi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kombi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kombi.

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