Betekenis (Engels)
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- A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
- A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
Synoniemen
truck tractor
wagon waggon
camper trailer
house trailer
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈkæɹəvæn/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) (whence Old English here). The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan.
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