minivan vs automobile

minivan and automobile both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minivan	Yes	No	No	No
automobile	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, automobile is a hypernym of minivan; that is, automobile is a word with a broader meaning than minivan:

minivan: a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car
automobile: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

Other hypernyms of minivan include auto, car, machine, motorcar, passenger van.

minivan (noun)	automobile (noun)
a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

minivan (verb)	automobile (verb)
	travel in an automobile