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  • 1Caravan (publishing) — Caravan Publishing House (Persian: انتشارات کاروان , established 1997) is an Iranian publishing house who is the sole publisher of all Paulo Coelho s book in Persian and in Iran [ [http://www.santjordi asociados.com/textos/news 2000 1998.htm… …

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  • 2Caravan — Car a*van (k[a^]r [.a]*v[a^]n or k[a^]r*[.a]*v[a^]n ; 277), n. [F. caravane (cf. Sp. caravana), fr. Per. karw[=a]n a caravan (in sense 1). Cf. {Van} a wagon.] 1. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3caravan — [kar′ə van΄] n. [Fr caravane < OFr carouan < Pers kārwān, caravan] 1. a company of travelers, esp. of merchants or pilgrims traveling together for safety, as through a desert 2. a number of vehicles traveling together 3. a large covered… …

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  • 4caravan — caravanist, n. /kar euh van /, n., v., caravaned or caravanned, caravaning or caravanning. n. 1. a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc. 2. any group… …

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  • 5Caravan Club — infobox Organization name = The Caravan Club image border = size = 150px caption = Caravan Club centenary logo msize = mcaption = abbreviation = motto = formation = June 14 1907 extinction = type = status = purpose = headquarters = East Grinstead …

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  • 6caravan — car•a•van [[t]ˈkær əˌvæn[/t]] n. v. vaned vanned, van•ing van•ning 1) a group of travelers journeying together for safety, as through deserts, hostile territory, etc 2) any group traveling in or as if in a caravan, as pack animals or vehicles 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7caravan — 1. noun /ˈkærəvæn/ a) A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert. b) A furnished vehicle towed behind a car etc and used as a dwelling when stationary. Syn: convoy,… …

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  • 8caravan — /ˈkærəvæn / (say karuhvan) noun 1. a vehicle in which people may live, whether temporarily or permanently, usually having two wheels and designed to be drawn by a car. 2. such a vehicle having four cartwheels and horse drawn, traditionally… …

  • 9caravan — n. & v. n. 1 a Brit. a vehicle equipped for living in and usu. towed by a motor vehicle or a horse. b US a covered motor vehicle equipped for living in. 2 a company of merchants or pilgrims etc. travelling together, esp. across a desert in Asia… …

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  • 10caravan park — /ˈkærəvæn pak/ (say karuhvan pahk) noun an estate, usually commercially run or managed by a local council, with spaces for the parking of caravans, recreational vehicles, etc., or for the erection of tents, or for permanent cabins, or for… …