Caravan — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

a camper equipped with living quarters

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐvˌæn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈɔːtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈɔːtəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐvˌæn/.

Examples

we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels
they joined the wagon train for safety

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

train wagon train van

Parts of Speech

noun	a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file “we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels”
noun	a camper equipped with living quarters
verb	travel in a caravan

Word Forms

caravan	verb	travel in a caravan
caravan	noun	a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wohnwagen

eine Prozession (von Wagen oder Maultieren oder Kamelen), die gemeinsam im Gänsemarsch reist

🇫🇷French

caravane

une procession (de chariots, de mulets ou de chameaux) voyageant ensemble en file indienne

🇪🇸Spanish

caravana

una procesión (de carros, mulas o camellos) que viajan juntos en una sola fila

🇵🇹Portuguese

caravana

uma procissão (de carroças, mulas ou camelos) viajando juntos em fila única

🇷🇺Russian

караван

процессия (повозок, мулов или верблюдов), идущая гуськом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारवां

एक जुलूस (वैगनों या खच्चरों या ऊँटों का) जो एक ही फ़ाइल में एक साथ यात्रा कर रहे हों

🇧🇩Bengali

কাফেলা

একটি মিছিল (ওয়াগন বা খচ্চর বা উটের) একক ফাইলে একসাথে ভ্রমণ করছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கேரவன்

ஒரு ஊர்வலம் (வேகன்கள் அல்லது கழுதைகள் அல்லது ஒட்டகங்கள்) ஒரே கோப்பில் ஒன்றாக பயணிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కారవాన్

ఊరేగింపు (బండ్లు లేదా మ్యూల్స్ లేదా ఒంటెలు) ఒకే ఫైల్‌లో కలిసి ప్రయాణించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कारवां

मिरवणूक (वॅगन्स किंवा खेचर किंवा उंटांची) एकाच फाईलमध्ये एकत्र प्रवास करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાફલો

એક સરઘસ (વેગન અથવા ખચ્ચર અથવા ઊંટનું) એક જ ફાઇલમાં સાથે મુસાફરી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರವಾನ್

ಒಂದು ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ (ಬಂಡಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹೇಸರಗತ್ತೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಒಂಟೆಗಳು) ಒಂದೇ ಫೈಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാത്രാസംഘം

ഒറ്റ ഫയലിൽ ഒരുമിച്ച് സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഘോഷയാത്ര (വണ്ടികളുടെയോ കോവർകഴുതകളുടെയോ ഒട്ടകങ്ങളുടെയോ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਫ਼ਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਜਲੂਸ (ਗੱਡੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਖੱਚਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਊਠਾਂ ਦਾ) ਸਿੰਗਲ ਫਾਈਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کارواں

ایک جلوس (ویگنوں یا خچروں یا اونٹوں کا) ایک فائل میں ایک ساتھ سفر کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大篷车

（由马车、骡子或骆驼组成的）排成一列行进的队伍

🇯🇵Japanese

キャラバン

一列で一緒に移動する（荷馬車、ラバ、ラクダの）行列

🇰🇷Korean

대상

한 줄로 함께 여행하는 행렬(마차, 노새 또는 낙타)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đoàn lữ hành

một đám rước (của xe ngựa hoặc con la hoặc lạc đà) đi cùng nhau trong một hàng

🇹🇭Thai

คาราวาน

ขบวนแห่ (เกวียน ล่อ หรืออูฐ) เคลื่อนขบวนเป็นชุดเดียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kafilah

sebuah prosesi (kereta atau bagal atau unta) berjalan bersama dalam satu barisan

🇲🇾Malay

karavan

perarakan (dari gerabak atau baghal atau unta) yang berjalan bersama dalam satu fail

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قافلة

موكب (من العربات أو البغال أو الجمال) يسافرون معًا في صف واحد

🇮🇷Persian

کاروان

دسته‌ای (از واگن‌ها یا قاطرها یا شترها) که با هم در یک دسته حرکت می‌کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

karavan

tek sıra halinde birlikte seyahat eden bir alay (vagon veya katır veya deveden oluşan)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָרוֹן

תהלוכה (של עגלות או פרדות או גמלים) הנוסעים יחד בתיק אחד

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