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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
mini
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Mini Disc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bar
▪ The bedrooms are tastefully decorated with their own bath and shower, telephone, radio, fridge and mini bar.
▪ Some with mini bars and one with jacuzzi type bath.
▪ The bedrooms all have facilities, T.V. with in-house films, telephone, mini bar and hospitality tray.
▪ He watched Harry for a while and then, cautiously, opened the mini bar and took out a block of chocolate.
▪ Each room has a mini bar, telephone and radio.
▪ All rooms have a telephone, television and mini bar.
▪ All have their own telephone, radio and mini bar.
▪ All the comfortable, fully carpeted bedrooms have a private bathroom, mini bar and we recommend those with a lake views.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Cushion; mini purse; pin cushion; spectacle case.
▪ He went to the window and watched the cars, beat-up minis and dusty sedans, entering and leaving the compound.
▪ Point the foot and do 40 mini raises.
▪ The bedrooms are tastefully decorated with their own bath and shower, telephone, radio, fridge and mini bar.
▪ There are two general classes, full-size and mini.
▪ To this end, the mini bell was designed.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mini

1961, abbreviation of mini-car, a small car made by British Leyland (formerly British Motor Corp.). As an abbreviation of miniskirt, it is attested from 1966. The vogue for mini- as a prefix in English word coinage dates from c.1960.

Wiktionary
mini

a. miniature, tiny, small. n. 1 A miniskirt. 2 (context dated English) A minicomputer.

WordNet
mini

adj. used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts" [ant: midi, maxi]

Wikipedia
Mini

The Mini is a small economy car made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s.

Its space-saving transverse engine front-wheel drive layout – allowing 80 percent of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage – influenced a generation of car makers.

In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century, behind the Ford Model T, and ahead of the Citroën DS and Volkswagen Beetle.

This distinctive two-door car was designed for BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. It was manufactured at the Longbridge and Cowley plants in England, the Victoria Park/Zetland British Motor Corporation (Australia) factory in Sydney, Australia, and later also in Spain ( Authi), Belgium, Chile, Italy ( Innocenti), Malta, Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. The Mini Mark I had three major UK updates – the Mark II, the Clubman and the Mark III. Within these was a series of variations, including an estate car, a pick-up truck, a van and the Mini Moke – a jeep-like buggy.

The performance versions, the Mini Cooper and Cooper "S," were successful as rally cars, winning the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, 1965 and 1967. In 1966, the first-placed Mini was disqualified after the finish, under a controversial decision that the car's headlights were against the rules.

On introduction in August 1959 the Mini was marketed under the Austin and Morris names, as the Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor. The Austin Seven was renamed Austin Mini in January 1962 and Mini became a marque in its own right in 1969. In 1980 it once again became the Austin Mini and in 1988 the Rover Mini.

BMW acquired the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) in 1994, and sold the greater part of it in 2000, but retained the rights to build cars using the MINI name.

Mini (Mark I)

The Mark I Mini (1959–1967) was the first version of British Motor Corporation's Mini. It is characterised by its sliding windows, external door hinges and "moustache" grille. In the United Kingdom the Mark I was produced between 1959 and 1967, with production in Australia continuing until 1970. The Mini Mark I was sold under both Austin and Morris marque names.

Mini (disambiguation)

The Mini is a small economy car made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000.

Mini may also refer to:

Mini (singer)

mini, born March 12, 1985, is a Japanese model and electro-pop singer who debuted in 2010 on major label Avex. She is produced by Jin, who also produces GReeeeN.

Mini (Skins series 5)

Mini is the third episode of the fifth series of the British teen drama Skins. It first aired in the UK on E4 on 10 February 2011. It focuses on the character Mini McGuinness ( Freya Mavor) as she tries to put on a charity fashion show and maintain her relationship with her boyfriend, Nick Levan ( Sean Teale).

Mini (film)

Mini is a 1995 award-winning Malayalam film written by Iskantar Mirsa, produced by Madhu and directed by P. Chandrakumar. The film handles the problem of alcoholism through the determined efforts of a young girl to save her father from self-destruction. It stars Aarati Ghanashyam, Chandrahasan, Kuckoo Parameswaran, Babu G. Nair and Malini Nair in pivotal roles. It won the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. Aarati Ghanashyam won the Kerala State Award and Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Child Artist.

Mini (marque)

Mini (stylised as MINI) is a British automotive marque owned by BMW which specialises in small cars.

The original Mini was a line of iconic British small cars manufactured by the British Motor Corporation from 1959 until 2000. Its models included the Morris Mini-Minor and the Austin Seven, the Countryman, Moke, 1275GT and Clubman. Performance versions of these models used the name Cooper, due to a partnership with racing legend John Cooper. The original two-door Mini continued in production until 2000. Development of a successor began in 1995 and the new generation car was launched in 2001. The current Mini range includes the Hardtop/Hatch/Convertible (three-door hatchback), Clubman ( estate), Countryman (five-door crossover), Coupe/Roadster and Paceman (three-door crossover based on the Countryman).

The Mini was originally a product of the British Motor Corporation, which in 1966 became part of British Motor Holdings. British Motor Holdings merged with Leyland Motors in 1968 to form British Leyland. Mini became a marque in its own right in 1969. In the 1980s, British Leyland was broken-up and in 1988 Rover Group, including Mini, was acquired by British Aerospace. In 1994, Rover Group was acquired by BMW. In 2000, Rover Group was broken up by BMW, with BMW retaining the Mini brand. Jochen Goller of BMW currently serves as the managing director of the Mini division.

The Mini Hatch/Hardtop, Clubman, Convertible, Coupe and Roadster are assembled at BMW's Plant Oxford in Cowley, England, and the Countryman and Paceman are assembled by Magna Steyr in Austria. A total of 301,526 Mini vehicles were sold worldwide in 2012. Mini vehicles have been active in rallying and the Mini Cooper S won the Monte Carlo Rally on three occasions, in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Mini has participated in the World Rally Championship since 2011 through the Prodrive WRC Team.

Mini (EP)

Mini is a six song e.p by The Wedding Present. It was released in January 1996 by their record label, Cooking Vinyl.

Mini (Skins series 6)

"Mini" is the fifth episode of the sixth series of the British teen drama Skins. It premiered on E4 in the UK on 20 February 2012. The episode is told from the point of view of character Mini McGuinness.

Mini's hates her mum's pervy new live-in boyfriend, and to make matters worse, Alo has broken the rules of their 'no strings attached' secret relationship and declared his love for her. Mini feels trapped; she's lost control of her life and needs to get away. Ignoring advice from her mum and Liv, she seeks refuge with her dad, who's never been around that much, but promises it'll be different this time. He sweeps Mini into his glamorous and grown-up world where she feels a million miles away from her problems, but Mini has a bigger problem that she can't run away from and will ultimately have to face on her own.

Usage examples of "mini".

The Bargee, he parked the Mini Cooper in the courtyard, got the Browning from the tool kit in the boot and went inside.

At The Bargee, he parked the Mini Cooper in the courtyard, got the Browning from the tool kit in the boot and went inside.

She was wearing a black PVC mini skirt, white high heels and a red blouson jacket.

Sieske drove the Mini she and her mother shared between them, with Harriet beside her, and Mevrouw Van Minn en 62 dozing comfortable in the back.

And of course, a huge pile of Baby Phat jeans, denim minis, and tank tops as the foundation of each look!

Eve walked around the room, into the little bath, out into the stingy living area with its mini kitchen.

Before entering the forest, we saw an impressive cell of mini thunderheads, gorgeously mauve and dimly aflicker from within, standing on the phony horizon like purple-robed clerics of Doom.

One end had a firm knot into and through which he had already threaded the other end so that it looked like a mini lassoo, easily slipped over a head and around a neck.

CHAPTER NINE annis drove the Mini carefully through Goes and over the Zeeland Brug to the outskirts of Zierikzee where she turned off along the brick dyke road which would take her to Schudderbeurs.

The main area was whitewashed, the floor painted a dark glossy terra cotta There was a sleeping area with a brass bed and brass rails for hanging clothes, a sitting area with half a dozen beanbags and a mini stereo system, a work area with a desk, a computer and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.

An old man was telling a story about golf which required him to roll about on the floor, a good-looking woman of forty with long dark hair took her top and bra off then danced on the mini grand piano while a man with an eye patch and a Van Dyke beard played jellyroll jazz, another older woman bit me on the arm while I was at the bar getting a drink at pub prices.

He sat in the bag room for a few hours drinking, from what I hear, about a dozen minis straight up.

More red soaked towels were packed around her legs like mini mountains.

Radiotracks, where they only had bowls of apples and mini choc bars for you to eat free, was in the next street, she'd done the narration there for a documentary made by the Discovery Channel about blunderbusses.

The Security Working Group space had been set up as a mini command center, with secure communications, status boards, a conferencing facility, and several PCs.