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kombi, n. chiefly S. Afr.
Brit. |ˈkɒmbi|, U.S. |ˈkɑmbi|, S. Afr. |ˈkɒmbi|, |ˈkɔmbi|, |ˈkʊmbi|
Forms: 19– combi, 19– combie, 19– kombi, 19– kombie [Also with capital initial.]
[‹ German Kombi (c 1950 denoting the Volkswagen Type 23 van: see below), use as noun of Kombi-, combining form, shortened > n.) or kombiniert (see combined adj.), with allusion to the dual purpose afforded by the removable rear bench-seats, which enabled the van to transport either passengers or goods. Compare combi n. and slightly earlier combi adj.
The Volkswagen Type 23 was first produced in May 1950.]
A kind of minibus or van, originally manufactured by Volkswagen, which has removable seating at the rear, enabling it to transport passengers or goods (or a combination of the two); (S. Afr.) such a vehicle used to transport passengers commercially.
[1957Times 17 Jan. 7/5 This category [of motor cars manufactured in West Germany] includes the Kombi-Kraftwagen, a type of station wagon popular among small tradesmen. ]1963Times 7 Aug. 6/3 Volkswagen commercial vehicles will offer a choice of the 1500 c.c. or 1200 c.c. engine. The delivery van, Kombi, pick-up and double cabin pick-up, will be available in one-ton payload forms. 1964H. H. W. De Villiers Rivonia 41 He arranged with one Suliman to bring two Kombis (small motor buses) to a garage at Orlando. 1984Frontline Mar. 10 Along with thousands of township taximen throughout South Africa, Jabu now runs a kombi (and like the rest, he pronounces it koombi). 1992E. Jayiya in Pace Sept. 168 Dumisani Buthelezi believes his new sleek combi will be a hit. 2003Australian (Nexis) 7 Feb. 18 I've got a Kombi in Melbourne and when I'm travelling around I enjoy driving that, but in the city I enjoy cycling.
Compounds. kombi taxi n. (also kombitaxi) S. Afr. a vehicle, usually a minibus, which carries passengers along a fixed route for a set fare, but does not operate to a timetable.
[1983M. Du Plessis State of Fear 4 The police are intimidating the people from the townships who run combi-bus taxis, demanding to see their licenses.] 1984H. Zille in Frontline Mar. 12 What justification could there be to crush the burgeoning *kombi-taxi business, that creates thousands of jobs unaided? 1997Scotsman (Nexis) 10 July 2, I have felt safer travelling in a combi taxi (a taxi packed with ten to 12 people) than in a plane with thugs like that.
Kombi van n. (also kombivan) chiefly Austral. and N.Z. = .
1972N.Y. Times 25 July 29 (advt.) VW *Kombi Van '71 AM/FM..stereo tape deck $2100. 1978C. Ruhen Crocodile 34 The Kombi-van stood beside the petrol bowsers, connected to one of them by the hose that pumped the vital fluid into the depleted tank. 1998Interzone Aug. 52/1 The boys flung themselves into the action without a second thought and arrived in their kombivan in 15 minutes. |