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Meaning of "black taxi" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACK TAXI

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK TAXI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Black taxi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLACK TAXI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of black taxi in the English dictionary

The definition of black taxi in the dictionary is a minibus used to transport workers from the townships to the city centres.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACK TAXI

black section
Black September
black shag
black sheep
black site
black skipjack
black spot
black spruce
black stump
black swan
black tern
black tie
black tracker
black treacle
black tree fern
black velvet
Black Volta
black vomit
black vulture
black walnut

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACK TAXI

amphioxi
Benxi
Cotopaxi
Craxi
flexi
guanxi
Jiangxi
maxi
radio taxi
Shaanxi
Shanxi
taxi
Wuxi
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Synonyms and antonyms of black taxi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «black taxi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACK TAXI

Find out the translation of black taxi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of black taxi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «black taxi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Taxi negro
570 millions of speakers

English

black taxi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काले टैक्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيارات الأجرة السوداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черный такси
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

táxi preto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালো ট্যাক্সি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le taxi noir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teksi hitam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Black Taxi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黒いタクシー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검은 택시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Black taxi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taxi đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருப்பு டாக்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळा टॅक्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siyah taksi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il taxi nero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czarne taksówki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорний таксі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxi negru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαύρο ταξί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swart taxi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svart taxi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svart taxi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of black taxi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK TAXI»

The term «black taxi» is regularly used and occupies the 82.179 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK TAXI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about black taxi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK TAXI»

Discover the use of black taxi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to black taxi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black Taxi
When Rosie agrees to take care of her grandfather's Mercedes while he is in jail, she gets more than she bargained for, including being thrust into the middle of a jewel heist mystery and being attracted to a dangerous boy.
James Moloney, 2005
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Black Taxi
When Rosie agrees to take care of her grandfather's Mercedes while he is in jail, she gets more than she bargained for, including being thrust into the middle of a jewel heist mystery and being attracted to a dangerous boy.
James Moloney, 2005
3
Taxi! Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts ...
The taxibus is typified by Jitney operations in developing countries, shared Camionetas amongst immigrant populations in the USA, and "Black Taxi" shared buses in some UK cities. Table 1.1 Taxonomy of names used to describe taxis ...
Dr James Cooper, 2012
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Fodor's Ireland 2010
Belfast City Black Taxi Tours do 75-minute tours in a Londonstyle black taxi of either Loyalist or Nationalist sights. The cost is £25 for up to two people, £30 for three people, and £33 for four people. Black Taxi Tours provide a similar itinerary at ...
Fodor's, Robert I. C. Fischer, 2009
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The Apartheid City and Beyond: Urbanization and Social ...
Introduction The Black taxi industry in South Africa has grown from a few hundred sixseater sedans in the late 1970s to over 80,000 ten—and sixteen-seater minibuses in the 1990s (Barolsky 1990; Khosa 1990; McCaul 1990). Today, the ...
David M. Smith, 2003
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Hot Wheels Variations: The Ultimate Guide
... dark brown ring on door & roof, 3sp $7 54 Limozeen a. green metallic, gold chrome Thailand base, white checkered tampo on side & left half of hood, small white & gold lettering above large white & black “TAXI” over gold on side & hood,  ...
Michael Zarnock, 2010
7
The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics
Presented repeatedly with a blue taxi and a black taxi, in random order, he shows he can successfully identify the color of the taxi 4 times out of 5. (The remaining one fifth of the time, he misidentifies a blue taxi as black or a black taxi as blue.) ...
Keith Devlin, Gary Lorden, 2007
8
The Ranger: The Fight Back Begins: The Fight Back Begins
A black taxi was the next target when the driver took its chance driving on the dangerous streets. The taxi driver was about to pay the price for ignoring what was happening around him that night. The driver acted cocky and behaved as if he ...
Lee Smith, 2014
9
Fodor's Ireland 2011
Mini-Coach (E 22 Donegall Rd, Central District, Belfast E 028/90315333 £9 www. minr'coachni.co.uk). Translink (E 028/9066-6630 ® www. translink.co.uk). More than 10 companies operate taxi tours of Belfast. Belfast City Black Taxi Tours ...
Robert I. C. Fisher, 2011
10
Fodor's Northern Ireland: With Dublin
Belfast City Black Taxi Tours does 75-minute tours in a London-style black taxi visiting both Loyalist and Nationalist sights. The cost is £25 for up to two people, £30 for three people, and £33 for four people. Black Taxi Tours provides a similar  ...
Fodor's, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK TAXI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term black taxi is used in the context of the following news items.
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A local's journey around Europe
The first thing I noticed about London is the dozens of red telephone booths, double-decker buses, pubs, black taxi cars, and policemen with ... «Odessa American, Jul 15»
2
Uber rape trial: Cab driver accused of demanding sex instead of fare …
Rahman told the court said the woman had already tried to hail a black taxi, but no one had agreed to take her. He said he stopped briefly in ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Moroccan Mob Brutally Beats Alleged Trans Woman as Bystanders …
... minutes and was witnessed by at least 30 people who did not intervene — began when the victim was seemingly trying to flee in a black taxi. «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
4
Taxi driver fighting for life after crash in east London
One was a black taxi and the other was a grey taxi. “The man remains in a critical condition in an east London hospital. No one else was injured ... «London24, Jun 15»
5
Cyclist Jeremy Vine reveals he films bad drivers and sends footage …
An incident with a black taxi in New Cavendish Street saw the driver fined £200 and sent on a driving improvement course. A coach driver who ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
6
SA's new era demands risk-takers
From there, I bought my own taxis, and co-founded the South African Black Taxi Association. Next thing, the association's leadership was ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
7
London's black cabbies slam 'disgraceful' French Uber protests and …
A spokesman for The United Cabbies Group, which represents black taxi drivers, told Mirror Online he was shocked by the scenes in Paris ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
Make that effort to heal society
LAST Tuesday I was on my way to catch a black taxi to South Coast Mall. Across the road a middle-aged black lady was rearranging the boot of ... «News24, Jun 15»
9
London is getting a rainbow train for Gay Pride
TfL has previously mocked up a London bus and a traditional black taxi with rainbow colouring and last year unveiled a rainbow pedestrian ... «Metro, Jun 15»
10
Exclusive: Duwayne Brooks, friend of Stephen Lawrence, launches …
It's an experience and we are going to lose that experience if we allow organisations like Uber and others to destroy our black taxi heritage. «ITV News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Black taxi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/black-taxi>. May 2024 ».
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