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Van

A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities. Mini MPVs, compact MPVs, and MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting…

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Van

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples112
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

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Van

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related to history · 17
Van → American, Chevrolet, Corvair, Dodge, Econoline, Ford's, Over, Second-stage, The, The Corvair-based, The Dodge A100, The Dodge Sportsman, The Ford, The Ford Falcon-based, V8, Vehicles, Volkswagen Bus
related to United Kingdom · 11
Van → American English, Ford Transit, In British English, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, MPV, The, The Telegraph, Today, United States, What, White Van Man
related to Japan · 10
Van → American, Early Japanese, Japanese, Kurogane Baby, Mazda Bongo, Mitsubishi Chariot, The, The Nissan Prairie, These, Toyota LiteAce
related to Full-size van · 8
Van → Dodge Ram Van, Econoline, Ford Econoline, Ford F-Series, Full-size, General Motors, North America, The
related to Rollover safety · 7
Van → Administration, In, National Highway Traffic Safety, NHTSA, Safety, The, United States
related to Use · 7
Van → Commuter, Dodge, For, In, Many, United States, Vans
related to Step van · 6
Van → Another, Canada Post, North America, Step, United States Postal Service, Widely
related to Australia · 5
Van → Australia, Australian, Ford, Holden, In Australian English
related to India · 5
Van → In India, Maruti Suzuki Eeco, Maruti Suzuki Omni, Some, Vans
related to Minivan · 5
Van → Minivans, SUVs, The, Their, They

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vans used also vehicle passenger goods transporting cargo seats full-size word use front people minivan often carry larger united states

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Vanis atype of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people0.90text
Vanis amarketing term used in North America for a van larger than a minivan0.90text
Holdeninstance ofor an Australian panel van as manufactured by companies0.80text
Ford at various times.A full-size van used for commercial purposes is also known as ainstance ofor an Australian panel van as manufactured by companies0.80text
recreational vehiclesinstance ofwill complete the vehicle for uses0.80text
small school busesinstance ofwill complete the vehicle for uses0.80text
minibussesinstance ofwill complete the vehicle for uses0.80text
type III ambulancesinstance ofwill complete the vehicle for uses0.80text
and delivery trucksinstance ofwill complete the vehicle for uses0.80text
taxisinstance ofas well as commercial passenger operations0.80text
shuttlesinstance ofas well as commercial passenger operations0.80text
and cargo operations like delivery of mailinstance ofas well as commercial passenger operations0.80text

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