English Explanatory Dictionary

mini-shinkansen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conventional Japanese rail line which has been upgraded to allow use by shinkansen; generally to allow the continuation of shinkansen services beyond the end of a purpose-built, high-speed line.

Word forms

mini-shinkansen mini-shinkansens

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ミニ新幹線(しんかんせん) (mini shinkansen). By surface analysis, mini- + shinkansen.

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