van


Definition: Meaning of, van in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / van /

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van vans
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  1. a vehicle used especially for carrying goods, which is smaller than a TRUCK and has a roof and usually no windows at the sides
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  2. American English a large box-like car that can carry a lot of people
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  3. especially British English a railway carriage with a roof and sides, used especially for carrying goods
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van used in phrases

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek (noun)
    1. 1632-1723 dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles
  • Anton van Leuwenhoek (noun)
    1. 1632-1723 dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
    1. (1770-1827) a German COMPOSER, one of the best known and most admired ever. His many famous works include the Fifth Symphony and the Emperor Concerto.
  • Carl Clinton Van Doren (noun)
    1. 1885-1950 united States writer and literary critic
  • Carl Van Doren (noun)
    1. 1885-1950 united States writer and literary critic
  • Dyck, Sir Anthony Van
  • Eyck, Jan van
    1. (?1390-1441) a Flemish painter, especially of religious subjects painted in a realistic way
  • Henri Clemens van de Velde (noun)
    1. 1863-1957 belgian architect
  • Henri van de Velde (noun)
    1. 1863-1957 belgian architect
  • Hoek van Holland (noun)
    1. a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
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