public transport
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public transport
noun public transports
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Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.
Nevertheless, China’s investment in subway systems is overwhelmingly positive. And there are also encouraging signs, too, that Chinese cities are beginning to shape urban development around public transport hubs. For example, Tiantongyuan, a high-density community of giant housing blocks in the subu
Similar: public transit, public transportation
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noun form of transport
| Español | transporte público |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대중교통 daejunggyotong |
| 日本語 | 公共交通機関 kōkyō kōtsū kikan |
| 中文 | 共同交通 gòngtóng jiāotōng, 公共交通 gōnggòng jiāotōng, 公交 gōngjiāo, 大眾運輸 /大众运输 |
| हिन्दी | सार्वजनिक परिवहन sārvajnik parivhan |
| Kiswahili | usafiri wa umma |
| Português | transporte público |
| Français | transport en commun, transport public, transport collectif |
| Deutsch | öffentlicher Verkehr, ÖV |
| Italiano | trasporto pubblico, servizio pubblico, mezzi pubblici |
| Ελληνικά | μέσο μαζικής μεταφοράς méso mazikís metaforás |
| Română | transport public, transport în comun |
| Русский | обще́ственный тра́нспорт obščéstvennyj tránsport |
| Tiếng Việt | giao thông công cộng |
| العربية | مُوَاصَلَات عَامَّة muwāṣalāt ʕāmma, مُوَاصَلَات عُمُومِيَّة muwāṣalāt ʕumūmiyya |
| עברית | תחבורה ציבורית, תַּחְבּוּרָה צִבּוּרִית takhburá tsiburít |
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title = {public transport},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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