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CANTEEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("canteen" is a kind of...):

flask (bottle that has a narrow neck)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("canteen" is a kind of...):

eatery; eating house; eating place; restaurant (a building where people go to eat)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A recreation room in an institution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("canteen" is a kind of...):

rec room; recreation room (a room equipped for informal entertaining)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen

Synonyms:

canteen; mobile canteen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("canteen" is a kind of...):

eatery; eating house; eating place; restaurant (a building where people go to eat)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("canteen" is a kind of...):

shop; store (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services)

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