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Jeep
(jēp) A trademark for a civilian motor vehicle.
jeep
(jēp)n.
A small, durable, general-purpose motor vehicle with four-wheel drive and a quarter-ton capacity, used by the US Army during and after World War II.
[Probably pronunciation of the letters GP, manufacturer's designation for this vehicle : G(overnment) + P, designator for 80-inch wheelbase reconnaissance car.]
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Jeep
(dʒiːp)n
(Military) trademark a small military road vehicle with four-wheel drive
[C20: probably from the initials GP, for general purpose (vehicle)]
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Jeep
(dʒip)Trademark.
a small, rugged utility vehicle with four-wheel drive, orig. developed for military use.
[1935–40, Amer.; alter. of German.P. (for General Purpose) Vehicle, or special use of Eugene the Jeep, name of fabulous animal in comic strip “Popeye” by E. C. Segar]
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| Noun | 1. |  jeep - a car suitable for traveling over rough terrainauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" |
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Translations
سَيّارة جيب
džíp
jeep
jeeppi
dzsip
jeppi
džipas
džips
džíp
džip
jeep
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Jeep®
n → Jeep® m
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jeep
(dʒiːp) noun a kind of small motor vehicle used especially by the armed forces.
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