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   canteen

   /kanˈtiːn/

   noun

   • 1. a restaurant provided by an organization such as a college, factory, or company for its students or staff. Similar restaurantcafeteriarefectorymess hallNAAFIlunchroompopotestolovayainformal:cafe de move-on
   • 2. a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers. Similar containerflaskbottleskinbidonvatje
   • 3. a specially designed case or box containing a set of cutlery. British

   Word Origin 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).

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