shared taxi

noun

A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.

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bush taxicolectivodaladaladanfodolmusjeepneyjitneylocal taxi
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Meanings

nounshared taxi (plural shared taxis)

plural shared taxis

  1. A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.
    1 more example

    In contrast to the mass transit role of the servis taxis in Amman, the shared taxis in Bahrain offered a specialised supplement to the main transport services. Only about 1.5% of all person trips per day were made in 1981 by shared taxi, and they carried only about a quarter as many passengers as the scheduled bus services...

    1986, D. Coombe et al., “The Role of Paratransit”, in Moving People in Tomorrow's World..., page 115

    Synonyms: bush taxi, colectivo, daladala, danfo, dolmus, jeepney, jitney, local taxi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.

Similar
bush taxicolectivodaladaladanfodolmusjeepneyjitneylocal taxilouagesavarishare taxishare-taxisheruttaxi
Also see
bush taxidaladaladanfodolmusjitneylocal taxilouagesavarishare taxisheruttaxitaxibus

Translations

Arabic سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ مُشْتَرَكَة, سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ جَمَاعِيَّة
  • سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ مُشْتَرَكَة (sayyāratu ʔujratin muštaraka)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ جَمَاعِيَّة (sayyāratu ʔujratin jamāʕiyya)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • طَاكْسِي جَمَاعِيّ (ṭāksī jamāʕiyy)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Chinese Cantonese 泥鯭的
  • 泥鯭的 (nai⁴ maang¹ dik¹)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Chinese Mandarin 合乘計程車 /合乘计程车, 合乘出租车
  • 合乘計程車 /合乘计程车 (héchéngjìchéngchē)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • 合乘出租车 (héchéngchūzūchē)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Czech sdílené taxi
  • sdílené taxia vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Dutch deeltaxi
  • deeltaxia vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Finnish reittitaksi
  • reittitaksia vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
French taxi collectif, wôrô-wôrô
  • taxi collectifa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • wôrô-wôrôa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
German Sammeltaxi
  • Sammeltaxia vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Hebrew שירות, מונית שירות
  • שירותa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • מונית שירותa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • מוֹנִית שֵׁרוּת (monít sherút)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Hungarian iránytaxi
  • iránytaxia vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Indonesian angkutan kota, angkot
  • angkutan kotaa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • angkota vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • angkutan desaa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • angdesa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • angkudesa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • mikroleta vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • opleta vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • taksi bersamaa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Japanese 乗合タクシー, ジープニー
  • 乗合タクシー (noriai takushī)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • ジープニーa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Korean 승합 택시
  • 승합 택시 (seunghap taeksi)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Malay dua baris, teksi kongsi
  • dua barisa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • teksi kongsia vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Polish taksówka zbiorowa, bus
  • taksówka zbiorowaa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • busa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • busika vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Portuguese táxi-lotação
  • táxi-lotaçãoa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Romanian rutieră (Moldova), microbuz (minibus, Romania)
  • rutieră (Moldova)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • microbuz (minibus, Romania)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Russian маршру́тное такси́, маршру́тка
  • маршру́тное такси́ (maršrútnoje taksí)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • маршру́тка (maršrútka)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Spanish taxi colectivo, colectivo
  • taxi colectivoa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • colectivoa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Swahili matatu, daladala
  • matatua vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • daladalaa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Tagalog dyipni, dyip
  • dyipnia vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • dyipa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Thai สองแถว
  • สองแถว (sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌o)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Turkish dolmuş
  • dolmuşa vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Ukrainian маршру́тне таксі́, маршру́тка
  • маршру́тне таксі́ (maršrútne taksí)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
  • маршру́тка (maršrútka)a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew
Cite this entry
APA

shared taxi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shared%20taxi

MLA

“shared taxi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shared%20taxi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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