Definitions

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  • noun transport A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic states, and Bulgaria. The role of the modern marshrutka is basically similar to the minibus in other countries except some implementations of marshrutka do allow standing capacity.

Etymologies

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From Russian маршрутка (maršrútka), colloquial shortening of маршрутное такси (maršrútnoje taksí, "routed taxicab"), from маршрут (maršrút, "route"), referring to a planned route that something follows, and такси (taksí).

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Examples

  • Comments apparently they did the Oman thing in marshrutka while passing by a cemetery.

    Makings of a To’y – Part 3 2004

  • They made quite a sight, along with 700 minivans of "marshrutka" route drivers, lined up on Khreshchatyk Street.

    News on www.kyivpost.com 2009

  • They made quite a sight, along with 700 minivans of "marshrutka" route drivers, lined up on Khreshchatyk Street.

    News on www.kyivpost.com 2009

  • Otherwise, why would the majority of Ukrainians sit back and allow passengers to loudly bicker with the bus drivers, forcing them to stop, or allow everyone to push each other on the metro, or acquiesce when the grocery store clerk yells at you for not having correct change, or people to cut in line simply because they say the stranger in front was holding their place, or shrug it off when the "marshrutka" driver intentionally does not yield at one of the scheduled stops?

    News on www.kyivpost.com 2009

  • Otherwise, why would the majority of Ukrainians sit back and allow passengers to loudly bicker with the bus drivers, forcing them to stop, or allow everyone to push each other on the metro, or acquiesce when the grocery store clerk yells at you for not having correct change, or people to cut in line simply because they say the stranger in front was holding their place, or shrug it off when the "marshrutka" driver intentionally does not yield at one of the scheduled stops?

    News on www.kyivpost.com 2009

  • Otherwise, why would the majority of Ukrainians sit back and allow passengers to loudly bicker with the bus drivers, forcing them to stop, or allow everyone to push each other on the metro, or acquiesce when the grocery store clerk yells at you for not having correct change, or people to cut in line simply because they say the stranger in front was holding their place, or shrug it off when the "marshrutka" driver intentionally does not yield at one of the scheduled stops?

    News on www.kyivpost.com 2009

  • I settled into my seat, gazing out the window while listening to my “marshrutka melodies”.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Jenni's life at the moment 2009

  • March my break ... so lazy. my street novruz break ming reservoir with danielle and julia mighty marshrutka ride nice bed sheet it's not what you think, i got sugar in my pockets ... another painting more recent art

    Archive 2009-03-01 alexis 2009

  • I have to take either a larger bus, small minibus (marshrutka), or train into the city.

    Archive 2009-10-01 alexis 2009

  • I settled into my seat, gazing out the window while listening to my “marshrutka melodies”.

    Jenni's life at the moment Jenni's life at the moment 2009

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