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1. (n.) canteen
a small container used esp. by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
2. canteen
a general store and cafeteria at a military base.
3. canteen
a place where free entertainment is provided for military personnel.
4. canteen
a snack bar, as in a factory or school.
5. canteen
a social club, esp. for teenagers.
6. canteen
Brit. a box or chest for cutlery and other table utensils.
Etymology: (1730–40; < F cantine < It cantina cellar, perh. der. of canto corner (see cant1) with -ina -ine3)
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| Definition of 'canteen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) canteen
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
2. (noun) canteen
sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
3. (noun) canteen, mobile canteen
a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen
4. (noun) canteen
a recreation room in an institution
5. (noun) canteen
restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat
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1. (noun) canteen
a small metal drink container
***a water canteen
2. canteen
cafeteria
***employees eating in the canteen
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| Definition of 'canteen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) canteen
a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink
2. (noun) canteen
the sutler's shop in a garrison; also, a chest containing culinary and other vessels for officers
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Sense: a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc.
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 Afrikaans: kafeteria |
 Arabic: مَطْعَمٌ فس مُعَسْكَر |
 Bulgarian: стол |
 Brazilian: cantina |
 Czech: kantýna |
 German: die Kantine |
 Danish: kantine |
 Greek: κυλικείο |
 Spanish: cantina, comedor |
 Estonian: kantiin |
 Farsi: فروشگاه یا رستوران ارتشی |
 Finnish: työpaikkaruokala |
 French: cantine |
 Hebrew: קַנְטִינָה |
 Hindi: कैन्टीन |
 Croatian: kantina |
 Hungarian: étkezde, kantin |
 Indonesian: kantin |
 Icelandic: matsalur |
 Italian: mensa |
 Japanese: 食堂 |
 Korean: 매점 |
 Lithuanian: valgykla |
 Latvian: ēdnīca |
 Malay: kantin |
 Dutch: kantine |
 Norwegian: kantine, messe |
 Polish: kantyna |
 Persian: فروشگاه یا رستوران ارتشی |
 Pashto: كانتين، دعسكرو داوسېدلو پ |
 Portuguese: cantina |
 Romanian: cantină |
 Russian: столовая |
 Slovak: kantína, (vojenská študen |
 Slovenian: menza, kantina |
 Serbian: kantina |
 Swedish: marketenteri, kantin |
 Thai: โรงอาหาร |
 Turkish: kantin |
 Taiwanese: (工廠、軍營內的)食堂，餐廳 |
 Ukrainian: буфет, їдальня |
 Urdu: کسی کارخانے ، فیکٹری میں |
 Vietnamese: căng-tin |
 Chinese: （工厂、军营内的）小卖部，食堂，餐厅 |
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