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van
noun
a
vehicle
that
is
larger
than
a
car
and
has
a
box-shaped
back
,
used
to
carry
goods
or
several
people
•
We
loaded
the
boxes
into
the
van
before
driving
to
the
store
.
We
loaded
the
boxes
into
the
van
before
driving
to
the
store
.
•
The
family
rented
a
van
for
their
weekend
camping
trip
.
The
family
rented
a
van
for
their
weekend
camping
trip
.
shortened
form
of
caravan
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
early
19th
century
prefix
a
Dutch
and
Afrikaans
surname
element
meaning
“
of
”
or
“
from
,”
written
in
lower
case
when
used
with
a
given
name
•
Vincent
van
Gogh
’
s
paintings
are
displayed
worldwide
.
Vincent
van
Gogh
’
s
paintings
are
displayed
worldwide
.
•
My
friend
’
s
surname
is
van
der
Merwe
.
My
friend
’
s
surname
is
van
der
Merwe
.
borrowed
into
English
surnames
from
Dutch
van
“
of
,
from
,”
going
back
to
Middle
Dutch
and
ultimately
from
Proto-Germanic
*fana
noun
the
foremost
position
in
an
activity
,
movement
,
or
field
;
the
leading
edge
•
These
scientists
are
in
the
van
of
cancer
research
.
These
scientists
are
in
the
van
of
cancer
research
.
•
The
company
aims
to
stay
in
the
van
of
digital
innovation
.
The
company
aims
to
stay
in
the
van
of
digital
innovation
.
from
shortening
of
vanguard
,
first
used
in
15th-century
English
military
contexts
