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PEOPLE CARRIER

Specialty Definition: PEOPLE CARRIER

DomainDefinition

Transportation

Cars of the type "aero-look" minivan (Renault Espace, Chrysler Voyager, Ford Aerostar, Nissan Prairie, Mitsubishi Space Wagon, Pontiac Trans Sport). Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: PEOPLE CARRIER

Synonym by domain: minivan (transportation).

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Non-Fiction Usage: PEOPLE CARRIER

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Business

Since Renault first unveiled its Espace people carrier in 1984, the U.K. market for multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) has grown inexorably. (references)

In the U.K., the development of smaller, hybrid people carriers has opened a new market for those who could neither afford nor had space for a full-sized people carrier. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PEOPLE CARRIER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

people carrier

27

people carrier car

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PEOPLE CARRIER

Language Translations for "PEOPLE CARRIER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

multifunktionelt køretøj (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle), multibil (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle), MPV'er (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle), bil af espace-typen (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

polyvalente wagen (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle). (various references)

   

French

  

véhicule polyvalent, véhicule monospace, véhicule monocorps, véhicule à usages multiples, monospace. (various references)

   

German

  

MZF (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle), Mehrzweckfahrzeug (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle). (various references)

   

Italian

  

veicolo polivalente (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eoplepay arriercay

   

Portuguese

  

MPV (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle), monovolume (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

vehículo polivalente (all purpose vehicle, minivan, monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PEOPLE CARRIER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-i-l-o-p-p-r-r-r"

-4 letters: pericopae.

-5 letters: capriole, careerer, carriole, crappier, creepier, crippler, earpiece, oilpaper, opercele, pearlier, pericarp, pericope, praecipe, preclear, preparer, preplace, preprice, properer, rareripe, recoiler, repairer, repealer, repeople, replacer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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