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 Definitions of Caravan  [ˈkær əˌvæn]  

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Definition of 'Caravan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) caravan
a group of travelers journeying together for safety, as through deserts, hostile territory, etc.

2.  caravan
any group traveling in or as if in a caravan, as pack animals or vehicles.

3.  caravan
a large covered vehicle conveying passengers, goods, etc.; van.

4.  caravan
Chiefly Brit.

5. (v.t.) caravan
to carry in or as if in a caravan.

6. (v.i.) caravan
to travel in or as if in a caravan.

Etymology:  (1590–1600; It carovana < Pers kārwān)

Definition of 'Caravan' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) caravan, train, wagon train
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
"we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"

2. (verb) van, caravan
a camper equipped with living quarters

3. (verb) caravan
travel in a caravan


Definition of 'Caravan' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) caravan
a group of vehicles traveling together
***a caravan of vehicles

2.  caravan
a camper pulled behind a car
***a car pulling a caravan


Definition of 'Caravan' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Caravan
a company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa

2. (noun) Caravan
a large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beasts

3. (noun) Caravan
a covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van


Translation of 'Caravan' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse
a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: woonwa Arabic flag Arabic: عَرَبَةٌ مُتَنَقِّلَةٌ مَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: каравана
Brazilian flag Brazilian: trailer Czech flag Czech: maringotka, přívěs German flag German: der Wohnwagen
Danish flag Danish: campingvogn; beboelsesvog Greek flag Greek: τροχόσπιτο Spanish flag Spanish: caravana
Estonian flag Estonian: mustlasvanker; haagissuvi Farsi flag Farsi: خودروی بزرگ اتاق دار؛ ون Finnish flag Finnish: asuntovaunu
French flag French: caravane Hebrew flag Hebrew: קָרָאווָן Hindi flag Hindi: काफिला
Croatian flag Croatian: kola za putovanje Hungarian flag Hungarian: lakókocsi Indonesian flag Indonesian: mobil rumah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hjólhÿsi Italian flag Italian: caravan, roulotte Japanese flag Japanese: キャンピングカー
Korean flag Korean: 이동식 주택 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: poilsinė ant ratų Latvian flag Latvian: autopiekabe; ore
Malay flag Malay: karavan Dutch flag Dutch: caravan, woonwagen Norwegian flag Norwegian: campingvogn, husvogn
Polish flag Polish: przyczepa mieszkalna Persian flag Persian: خودروی بزرگ اتاق دار؛ ون Pashto flag Pashto: كاروان، بېير
Portuguese flag Portuguese: caravana Romanian flag Romanian: rulotă Russian flag Russian: фургон
Slovak flag Slovak: karavan Slovenian flag Slovenian: stanovanjska prikolica Serbian flag Serbian: prikolica
Swedish flag Swedish: husvagn Thai flag Thai: พาหนะสำหรับพักอาศัย Turkish flag Turkish: karavan
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (旅行用的)大篷車 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: фургон; будиночок-автопри Urdu flag Urdu: گاڑی کے اوپر بنا ہوا گھر
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: xe moóc; nhà lưu động Chinese flag Chinese: (旅行用的)大篷车

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'Caravan' - Nearby Entries  

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