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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•teen /kænˈtin/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small container used for carrying water or other liquids.
- Militarya store and cafeteria at a military base.
- a small restaurant where simple foods or snacks are sold, as in a factory or school.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•teen (kan tēn′),USA pronunciation n. - a small container used esp. by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- Militarya general store and cafeteria at a military base.
- Militarya place where free entertainment is provided for military personnel.
- a place, as in a factory, school, or summer camp, where refreshments and sometimes personal supplies are sold.
- a recreation center or social club, esp. for teenagers.
- a place set up to dispense food during an emergency.
- a snack bar.
- British Termsa box or chest for cutlery and other table utensils.
- Italian cantina cellar, perh. derivative of canto corner (see cant2) with -ina -ine1
- French cantine
- 1730–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: canteen /kænˈtiːn/ n - 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 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from French cantine, from Italian cantina wine cellar, from canto corner, from Latin canthus iron hoop encircling chariot wheel; see cant² |