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mobile library

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A library housed in a large van that provides a library service to those unable to attend their nearest local library.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 流動圖書館 /流动图书馆 (liúdòng túshūguǎn) — library in a van
  • Dutch: bibliobus — library in a van
  • Finnish: kirjastoauto — library in a van
  • German: Bücherbus — library in a van
  • German: Fahrbücherei — library in a van
  • German: Fahrbibliothek — library in a van
  • Hindi: चलपुस्तकालय (calpustakālay) — library in a van
  • Italian: autobiblioteca — library in a van
  • Italian: bibliobus — library in a van
  • Macedonian: подвижна библиотека (podvižna biblioteka) — library in a van
  • Polish: bibliobus — library in a van
  • Polish: bibliowóz — library in a van
  • Russian: передви́жная библиоте́ка (peredvížnaja bibliotéka) — library in a van
  • Sanskrit: चलपुस्तकालय (calapustakālaya) — library in a van
  • Swedish: bokbuss — library in a van
  • Tagalog: galang aklatan — library in a van
  • Tamil: நடமாடும் நூலகம் (naṭamāṭum nūlakam) — library in a van