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If we don't like the Human Rights Council, then let's not fund it. We should pick and choose cafeteria style which groups we want to help.
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Meaning of "cafeteria" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAFETERIA

From American Spanish: coffee shop.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAFETERIA

cafeteria  [ˌkæfɪˈtɪərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAFETERIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cafeteria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAFETERIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Cafeteria

A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen. Cafeterias are different from coffeehouses, although that is the Spanish meaning of the English word. Instead of table service, there are food-serving counters/stalls, either in a line or allowing arbitrary walking paths. Customers take the food they require as they walk along, placing it on a tray. In addition, there are often stations where customers order food and wait while it is prepared, particularly for items such as hamburgers or tacos which must be served hot and can be quickly prepared. Alternatively, the patron is given a number and the item is brought to their table. For some food items and drinks, such as sodas, water, or the like, customers collect an empty container, pay at the check-out, and fill the container after the check-out. Free second servings are often allowed under this system.

Definition of cafeteria in the English dictionary

The definition of cafeteria in the dictionary is a self-service restaurant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAFETERIA


anterior
ænˈtɪərɪə
archaebacteria
ˌɑːkɪbækˈtɪərɪə
asteria
æsˈtɪərɪə
bacteria
bækˈtɪərɪə
cowfeteria
ˌkaʊfɪˈtɪərɪə
criteria
kraɪˈtɪərɪə
cyanobacteria
ˌsaɪənəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
enterobacteria
ˌɛntərəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
eubacteria
ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə
groceteria
ˌɡrəʊsəˈtɪərɪə
interior
ɪnˈtɪərɪə
listeria
lɪsˈtɪərɪə
mycobacteria
ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
nitrobacteria
ˌnaɪtrəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
psalteria
sɔːlˈtɪərɪə
tearier
ˈtɪərɪə
trichobacteria
ˌtrɪkəʊˌbækˈtɪərɪə
ulterior
ʌlˈtɪərɪə
washateria
ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə
washeteria
ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAFETERIA

caestus
caesura
caesurae
caesural
caesuric
Caetano
CAF
cafard
cafetiere
cafetorium
caff
caffein
caffeinated
caffeine
caffeinic
caffeinism
caffeism
caffila
caftan
caftaned

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAFETERIA

Algeria
coliform bacteria
corynebacteria
feria
galleria
hatteria
hysteria
Iberia
imperia
Liberia
mass hysteria
ministeria
mob hysteria
Nigeria
nitric bacteria
nitrous bacteria
pizzeria
Santeria
Siberia
wisteria

Synonyms and antonyms of cafeteria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cafeteria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAFETERIA

Find out the translation of cafeteria to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cafeteria from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cafeteria» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自助餐厅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cafetería
570 millions of speakers

English

cafeteria
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैफेटेरिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كافِتِيريَا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кафетерий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

refeitório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যাফেটারিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cafétéria
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kafetaria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cafeteria
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カフェテリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카페테리아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cafeteria
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quán ăn tự phục vụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவு விடுதியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅफेटेरिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kafeterya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tavola calda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bar szybkiej obsługi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кафетерій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

restaurant cu autoservire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καφετέρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kafeteria
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cafeteria
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kafeteria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cafeteria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAFETERIA»

The term «cafeteria» is very widely used and occupies the 13.474 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAFETERIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cafeteria

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10 QUOTES WITH «CAFETERIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cafeteria.
1
Kirsten Dunst
I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been catty or a prima donna, so I never had problems. I always had my seat at the cafeteria when I came back from acting.
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Harvey V. Fineberg
I spend so much of my day at work. I would like to have the workplace be part of a healthier strategy. Reminding me more about walking the steps rather than taking that elevator. Not just promoting healthier food in the cafeteria, but providing information on healthier choices. I use it when I look at the alternatives.
3
Zach Galifianakis
When I was in high school I used to sit by myself in the cafeteria - not necessarily by choice - but I thought it was funny to talk to people that weren't there.
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Temple Grandin
Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic kid who is screaming at the baseball game because he can't stand the sensory overload. Or the autistic kid having a meltdown in the school cafeteria because there's too much stimulation.
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Camille Guaty
My family moved from California to New Jersey in the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. I will never forget the first day in a new school, walking into the cafeteria during lunch and not knowing a single soul. I didn't feel confident enough to share a seat at just anyone's table.
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Shirley Jackson
I never was a person who wanted a handout. I was a cafeteria worker. I'm not too proud to ask the Best Western manager to give me a job. I have cleaned homes.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
If we don't like the Human Rights Council, then let's not fund it. We should pick and choose cafeteria style which groups we want to help.
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Steven Spielberg
Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we're too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone.
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Roger Stone
I remember going through the cafeteria line and telling every kid that Nixon was in favor of school on Saturdays. It was my first political trick.
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Philip Zimbardo
At North Hollywood High School, I was shunned by everyone. I would sit down in the cafeteria, and students would get up from the table and walk away. They thought I was from the Mafia.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAFETERIA»

Discover the use of cafeteria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cafeteria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
"Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the ...
Shares real-life examples and current research that support the author's recommendations for "straight talk" about racial identity, identifying practices that contribute to self-segregation in childhood groups.
Beverly Daniel Tatum, 2003
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Cream of Creature from the School Cafeteria
When the food in the school cafeteria takes on a life of its own and spreads out as a green blob eating everything in sight, the students find there is only one way to stop it.
Mike Thaler, 1985
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Meet the Cafeteria Workers
Discusses what the school cafeteria worker does, including prepare healthy lunches, serve the food, and clean up the cafeteria.
Elizabeth Vogel, 2002
4
Cafeteria for the Soul
However, few have ever read it. Many -- Christians as well as non-Christians -- misunderstand Christianity because they fail to feast from the cafeteria for the soul, the Bible. Christianity is not just a religion.
Stephanie Bender-Leggett, 2011
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School Lunch Program: Cafeteria Managers' Views on Food ...
A survey of a random sample of cafeteria managers in public schools nationwide that participate in the National School Lunch Program.
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996
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Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly ...
Tra-la-laaa!
Dav Pilkey, 2013
7
The Cafeteria Lady Eats Her Way Across America: And Lives to ...
So just who is the Cafeteria Lady? This apron-clad menace to stomachs the world over? This walking health hazard? This cement maker posing as a chef? Maybe it's time for a little Cafeteria Lady history lesson. She first appeared on the  ...
Martha Bolton, 2006
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You don't have to dread cafeteria duty: a guide to surviving ...
Ideas, plans, games, and reproducibles to make your elementary school's cafeteria an inviting place where children can continue to learn - and still have fun. Plus tips on making those "other duties" more enjoyable and less stressful.
Dori E. Novak, Joanne C. Wachter, Joanne C. Strohmer, 1998
9
Something queer in the cafeteria
Jill and Gwen have never gotten into trouble before, but suddenly every time they're in the cafeteria, something goes terribly wrong.
Elizabeth Levy, Mordicai Gerstein, 1994
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Managing Child Nutrition Programs: Leadership for Excellence
LINKAGES BETWEEN THE CAFETERIA AND CLASSROOM School cafeteria and classroom nutrition education activities that actively engage children can help them on the road to developing lifelong healthy eating habits. What better way to ...
Josephine Martin (Ph.D.), Martha Conklin, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAFETERIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cafeteria is used in the context of the following news items.
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School cafeteria-themed dinner will set you back $88
Do you look back fondly on your school cafeteria's soupy sloppy joes and bland, buttered noodles? A London pop-up restaurant is offering ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Corbusier-designed rooftop cafeteria to open next month
The rooftop open air cafeteria provided for by French architect Le Corbusier in the Punjab and Haryana High Court may soon see the light of ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
New cafeteria planned for Leonville Elementary School
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - The St. Landry Parish Schools will spend between $985,000 and $1.25 million for a new cafeteria at Leonville Elementary. «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
4
Education week-in-review: questions in the cafeteria and a money …
From Colorado, where a school district won't say why a cafeteria worker was fired, to Philadelphia, where the city council has no idea how the ... «Watchdog.org, Jul 15»
5
Changes coming to DePaul Loop cafeteria
DePaul's Loop campus cafeteria is undergoing major renovations this summer in efforts to modernize the dining room and expand current food ... «The DePaulia Online, Jul 15»
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Cafeteria workers send food items to children in Haiti
Goochland Middle and High School cafeteria workers are shown with their contributions to a school in Haiti. They are, from left, front row, Cindy ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
Colorado school district denies disciplinary records of cafeteria worker
Cherry Creek Schools are refusing to release disciplinary records for a food service employee who said she was fired because she gave free ... «Watchdog.org, Jul 15»
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Technique: Matthews Cafeteria's Michael Greene on fluffy biscuits
Greene grew up on these old-time fluffy “cat-head biscuits” that have been a Matthews Cafeteria signature for six decades. He learned to make ... «Atlanta Magazine, Jul 15»
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Grissom High School cafeteria manager rewarded for generous efforts
She manages the cafeteria at Grissom High School and treats the kids like they're her own. John Ward told us about Burnett in his nomination ... «whnt.com, Jun 15»
10
Old Jay's Cafeteria being transformed
Jay's Cafeteria - which has been sitting empty, boarded-up with broken glass and ... Back in the day, Jay's Cafeteria was a dining landmark in the Russell ... «WAVE 3, Jun 15»

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