marshrutka
nounEtymology From Russian маршру́тка (maršrútka), colloquial clipping of маршру́тное такси́ (maršrútnoje taksí, “routed taxi”), from маршру́т (maršrút, “planned route”) and такси́ (taksí, “taxi”).
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Synonym of shared taxi in former Soviet contexts, particularly a minibus on fixed routes.
Russia and nearby countries