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Word: Canteen
Speech Type: Noun
mid 18th century (originally denoting a shop selling provisions or alcohol in a barracks or garrison town): from French cantine, from Italian cantina ‘cellar’. A French use of cantine denoting a small compartmented case for carrying bottles of wine may have given rise to canteen (sense 3)
kanˈtiːn
a restaurant provided by an organization such as a college, factory, or company for its students or staff.
Short Definition:workplace restaurant
a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers.
Short Definition:water bottle
a specially designed case or box containing a set of cutlery.
Short Definition:cutlery box
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