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Volkswagen

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvoʊksˌwæɡən/ anglicized
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V OW1 L K S W AE2 G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A German car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A car manufactured by Volkswagen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulkazder. Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old High German folc Middle High German volc German Volk German -s- German Wagen German Volkswagenbor. English Volkswagen Borrowed from German Volkswagen.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فولكس واجن — a car manufacturer
  • Armenian: Ֆոլքսվագեն (Folkʻsvagen) — a car manufacturer
  • Chinese Cantonese: 福士汽車 /福士汽车 (fuk1 si6 hei3 ce1) — a car manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大眾汽車 /大众汽车 (Dàzhòng Qìchē) — a car manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大眾 /大众 (Dàzhòng) — a car manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 福斯汽車 /福斯汽车 (Fúsī Qìchē) — a car manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 福士偉根 /福士伟根 (Fúshìwěigēn) — a car manufacturer
  • Finnish: Volkswagen — a car manufacturer
  • French: Volkswagen — a car manufacturer
  • Georgian: ფოლკსვაგენი (polḳsvageni) — a car manufacturer
  • German: Volkswagen — a car manufacturer
  • Greek: Φολκσβάγκεν (Folksvágken) — a car manufacturer
  • Hebrew: פולקסווגן — a car manufacturer
  • Hindi: फ़ॉक्सवैगन (Fŏksvaigan) — a car manufacturer
  • Japanese: フォルクスワーゲン (Forukusuwāgen) — a car manufacturer
  • Korean: 폭스바겐 (pokseubagen) — a car manufacturer
  • Korean: 폴크스바겐 (polkeuseubagen) — a car manufacturer
  • Malayalam: ഫോക്സ്വാഗൺ (phōksvāgaṇ) — a car manufacturer
  • Persian: فولکس واگن — a car manufacturer
  • Polish: Volkswagen — a car manufacturer
  • Russian: Фольксваген (Folʹksvagen) — a car manufacturer
  • Thai: โฟล์คสวาเก้น — a car manufacturer
  • Turkish: Volkswagen — a car manufacturer
  • Turkish: Vosvogen — a car manufacturer
  • Ukrainian: Фольксваген (Folʹksvahen) — a car manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大眾 /大众 (Dàzhong) — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Finnish: Volkswagen — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Finnish: volkkari — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • French: Volkswagen — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • French: Volks — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • German: Volkswagen — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Turkish: Volkswagen — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Turkish: Vosvogen — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Turkish: Vosvos — a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Arabic: فولكس واجن (fulkswāgin) — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大眾 /大众 (dàzhòng) — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Faroese: fólkavognur — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Japanese: フォルクスワーゲン (Forukusuwāgen) — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Korean: 폭스바겐 (Pokseubagen) — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Russian: Фольксва́ген (Folʹksvágen) — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Swedish: folkvagn — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Turkish: Volkswagen — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Turkish: Vosvogen — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
  • Uyghur: ۋولكسۋاگېن (wolkswagën) — a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
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