canteen
[ kan-teen ]
/ kænˈtin /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for canteen
canteen
/ (kænˈtiːn) /
noun
a restaurant attached to a factory, school, etc, providing meals for large numbers of people
- a small shop that provides a limited range of items, such as toilet requisites, to a military unit
- a recreation centre for military personnel
a soldier's eating and drinking utensils
a temporary or mobile stand at which food is provided
- a box in which a set of cutlery is laid out
- the cutlery itself
a flask or canister for carrying water or other liquids, as used by soldiers or travellers
Word Origin for canteen
C18: from French cantine, from Italian cantina wine cellar, from canto corner, from Latin canthus iron hoop encircling chariot wheel; see cant ²
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