canteen

can·teen  (kn-tn)

n.

1.

a. A snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation.

b. A recreational facility, bar, or small general store formerly established for the patronage of soldiers.

2. A recreation hall or social club where refreshments are available.

3. A temporary or mobile eating place, especially one set up in an emergency.

4. A flask for carrying drinking water, as on a hike.

5.

a. A box with compartments for carrying cooking gear and eating utensils.

b. A soldier's mess kit.

6. Chiefly British A box used to store silverware.

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[French cantine, from Italian cantina, wine cellar.]

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canteen

Noun

1. a restaurant attached to a workplace or school

2. a box containing a set of cutlery [Italian cantina wine cellar]

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Canteen a chest or case for carrying culinary utensils, hence, a collection of the utensils themselves; a small tin or wooden vessel with the capacity of three to four pints carried by soldiers on the march; by workmen, or by travellers.

Examples: canteen of coffee, 1851; cutlery; with a tea service, 1839; of water, 1744; of wine flasks, 1737.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	canteen - a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers flask - bottle that has a narrow neck
	2.	canteen - sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
	3.	canteen - a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen mobile canteen eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant - a building where people go to eat
	4.	canteen - a recreation room in an institution rec room, recreation room - a room equipped for informal entertaining
	5.	canteen - restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant - a building where people go to eat

Translations

canteen [kænˈtiːn] n (= eating place) → comedor m;

(BRIT) [of cutlery] → juego

canteen [kænˈtiːn] n (= eating place) → cantine f;

(Brit) [of cutlery]; ménagère f

canteen [kænˈtiːn] n (in school, workplace) → Kantine f: (mobile) → Feldküche f;

(Brit) (of cutlery) → Besteckkasten m

canteen [kænˈtiːn] n → mensa;

(BRIT) [of cutlery] → portaposate m inv

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canteen

n canteen [kӕnˈtiːn]

1 a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc. kafeteriaمَطْعَمٌ فس مُعَسْكَرстолkantýnakantinedie Kantineκυλικείοcantina, comedorkantiinفروشگاه یا رستوران ارتشیruokalacantineקַנְטִינָהकैन्टीनkantinaétkezde, kantinkantinmatsalurmensa食堂군인 매점, 구내 매점valgyklaēdnīcakantinkantinekantine, messekantynacantinacantinăстоловаяkantína, (vojenská študentská) jedáleňmenza, kantinakantinamarketenteri, kantinโรงอาหารkantin食堂，小賣部буфет, їдальняکسی کارخانے ، فیکٹری میں کھانے کی جگہcăng-tin小卖部

2 a case for, or of, cutlery. stel tafelgereedskapصُنْدوق حِفْظِ أدواتِ الطَّعامсандъче с прибориkazeta na/s příborybestikæskeder Besteckkastenθήκη για μαχαιροπίρουναjuego de cubiertosnoa-kahvlikarpظرف مخصوص قاشق و چنگالruokailuvälinelaatikkoménagèreתֵיבָה לְסכו”םजलपान गृहjedaći pribordobozkotak sendokhnífaparakassi(scatola per posate)食卓用金物入れ箱식기통valgomųjų įrankių dėžė/komplektaskastīte galda piederumiembekasbestekdoosknivkassepuzdro na sztućce, komplet sztućcówfaqueirobufetпогребецkazeta s príborompredal za gospodinjsko orodjekutija za escajgschatullกล่องใส่เครื่องใช้บนโต๊ะอาหารçatal-bıçak-kaşık takımı餐具箱ящик, шухляда для столових приборівچھری کانٹے رکھنے کا صندوقچہhộp đựng dao dĩa餐具箱

3 a small container used by soldiers for holding water etc. waterkannetjie, veldflesمَزاده،زاده، زَمْزَمِيّ÷، مَطَرَهманеркаčutora, polní láhevfeltflaskedie Feldflascheπαγούριcantimplorasõduriplaskuقمقمهkenttäpullobidonמֶסְטִינגपानी इत्यादि रखने के लिए सैनिकों का एक छोटा बरतनpljoska, čuturakulacspelplesvatnsbrúsiborraccia水筒물통gertuvėblašķetabung airveldflesfeltflaskemenażkacantilbidonфлягаpoľná fľaša, ešusmenažkačuturafältflaska, matkärlกระติกน้ำขนาดเล็กของทหารmatara水壺солдатська флягаفوجیوں کے پانی یا خوراک رکھنے کا چھوٹا ڈبہbi đông水壶