canteen
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2.4
- noun
- /kænˈtin/
- UK
:
comedor
- After class, we all headed to the canteen for lunch and a chance to catch up with friends.
- used in the canteen
I, I did it once in my uni canteen studying for the day.
- I, I did it once in my uni canteen studying for the day.
- Eyes at work and I was in staff canteen and it came up on the news.
- I did meet Flo briefly once at the canteen.
- And I've looked through it and it was back of the back of the police station, resting area, canteen, etcetera.
- And they've done this in phenomenal study in canteen halls of universities.
Examples
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Then I came to the USA, and here in my first few weeks at Harvard, I met a fellow graduate student in the canteen of my graduate dorm.
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There's a canteen where you can eat and no tents available.
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And you guys already know where the canteen is.
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As it was, I could work around his home and help him in the office canteen in the camp.
Fiction book (1999) -
The stuff you ordered from the canteen.
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Probably gone to the canteen.
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Schedule is posted by the canteen every day.
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Later, I met Hank at a canteen in New York City.
Fiction book (1993) -
Nearly last in the line at the canteen, Marina reached for breakfast items listlessly.
Fiction book (1995) -
I walked out planning to pick up some aspirin at the canteen but continued past it and headed east.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
218
1.0
A place where people serve themselves from a counter and pay before they eat
21
3.1
A place like a restaurant or café where people eat
18
1.0
A room in a school or workplace where people can buy and eat lunch
10
6.8
A small cafeteria at a workplace where staff buy meals and snacks
5
5.7
A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter
1
3.4
A place in a school, factory, or military base where many people eat
A room where people in the military eat meals together
A vehicle that serves food and drinks to people at work sites or events
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Etymology
Canteen comes from the old French word cantine, which was a place where soldiers got food and drink, much like a military 'mess'. So a workplace or school canteen is a modern version of that — a place to buy food, eat, and meet people.