/ ˈlɪməziːn; NAmE ; ˌlɪməˈziːn/ (also informal limo ) noun
1.
a large expensive comfortable car :
a long black chauffeur-driven limousine
—see also stretch limo
2.
( especially NAmE ) a van or small bus that takes people to and from an airport
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French , feminine adjective meaning of Limousin, originally denoting a caped cloak worn in Limousin , a region of central France: originally the driver's set of the car was outside in a separate compartment, covered with a canopy.