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I worked in an insurance office for six years, and it was there that I just woke up one day and realised there was something massively lacking in my life, and a non-contributory pension and a subsidised canteen could not fill it.
Jamie Sives

Meaning of "canteen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CANTEEN

From French cantine, from Italian cantina wine cellar, from canto corner, from Latin canthus iron hoop encircling chariot wheel.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CANTEEN

canteen  [kænˈtiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANTEEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Canteen 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 CANTEEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Canteen

Canteen may refer to: ▪ Canteen, a water container ▪ Canteen, an English-language literary and arts magazine ▪ Canteen, a type of food service location within an institution in which there is little or no waiting staff table service ▪ CanTeen, the Australian and New Zealand national support organisation for young people with cancer ▪ Canteen, a railway tender, hauled by a steam locomotive, which holds only water ▪ North Platte Canteen, a railroad stop in North Platte, Nebraska, United States that operated from 1941 to 1946...

Definition of canteen in the English dictionary

The first definition of canteen in the dictionary is a restaurant attached to a factory, school, etc, providing meals for large numbers of people. Other definition of canteen is a small shop that provides a limited range of items, such as toilet requisites, to a military unit. Canteen is also a recreation centre for military personnel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANTEEN


bottine
bɒˈtiːn
Datin
dæˈtiːn
eighteen
ˈeɪˈtiːn
fifteen
ˈfɪfˈtiːn
fourteen
ˈfɔːˈtiːn
langoustine
ˌlɒŋɡuːsˈtiːn
lateen
ləˈtiːn
nineteen
ˌnaɪnˈtiːn
poutine
puːˈtiːn
preteen
priːˈtiːn
routine
ruːˈtiːn
sateen
sæˈtiːn
seventeen
ˈsɛvənˈtiːn
sixteen
ˈsɪksˈtiːn
Stettin
ʃtɛˈtiːn
tartine
tɑːˈtiːn
thirteen
ˈθɜːˈtiːn
tricotine
ˌtrɪkəˈtiːn
umpteen
ˌʌmpˈtiːn
velveteen
ˌvɛlvɪˈtiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANTEEN

cantala
cantaloup
cantaloupe
cantankerous
cantankerously
cantankerousness
cantata
cantate
cantatrice
canteen culture
Canteloube
canter
canterburies
canterbury
Canterbury bell
Canterbury lamb
Canterbury Pilgrims
Canterbury Tales
canthal
cantharid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANTEEN

mangosteen
mobile canteen
posteen
postteen
poteen
rateen
ratteen
Springsteen
staff canteen
Steen
subteen
teen
the Fifteen
voteen

Synonyms and antonyms of canteen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «canteen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANTEEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

食堂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comedor
570 millions of speakers

English

canteen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैंटीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَقْصَف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

столовая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cantina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যান্টিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cantine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kantin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kantine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャンティーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구내 식당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

căng tin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவகத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपहारगृह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kantin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mensa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kantyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

столова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cantină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καντίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kantien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matsal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kantine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of canteen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTEEN»

The term «canteen» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.451 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «canteen».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTEEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «canteen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «canteen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «CANTEEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word canteen.
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Rachel Boston
In Los Angeles, I drive a hybrid and live in a very simple home. Anything you do from carrying a canteen of water to starting a recycling program in your office makes a difference. Reusing what you already have has always been green - from clothes to boxes to glass jars from the supermarket.
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Dylan Moran
I never thought I want to do anything, really, except not go to work properly and turn up at the same place every day and eat sandwiches in the same canteen, if I can possibly help it, as I don't think I'd be very good at it.
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Jamie Sives
I worked in an insurance office for six years, and it was there that I just woke up one day and realised there was something massively lacking in my life, and a non-contributory pension and a subsidised canteen could not fill it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTEEN»

Discover the use of canteen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to canteen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Great British Food: Canteen
Cooking.
Cass Titcombe, Patrick Clayton-Malone, Dominic Lake, 2010
2
Once Upon a Town
In search of "the best America there ever was," bestselling author and award-winning journalist Bob Greene finds it in a small Nebraska town few people pass through today—a town where Greene discovers the echoes of the most touching love ...
Bob Greene, 2009
3
The Blackened Canteen
A memorial to American fliers killed in Japan in World War II provides a cause for reconciliation between former enemies.
Jerry Yellin, 1st World Publishing, 1st World Library, 2008
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Canteen: Great British Food
Canteen took the London restaurant scene by storm in 2005.
Patrick Clayton-Malone, Cass Titcombe, Dominic Lake, 2012
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Canteen Cuisine
So why don't more people enjoy cooking? In Canteen Cuisine, Marco Pierre White sets out to show how easy it is to cook really delicious food for every day.
Marco Pierre White, Michael Caine, 1995
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Canteen Casanova
By day, 12-year-old Maddie Marples-Macintosh is best friend to Saffron and Rainbow, arch enemy of L33t (the school's uber-geek), and proud owner of Amelia, a Chinese Crested Hairless pooch.
Jane Anderson, 2009
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Canteen Dreams
In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Audrey Stone wants to help in the war effort.
Cara C. Putman, 2007
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Labour welfare and industrial hygiene
Management : One finds that a Canteen is managed in three different ways : (i) as a department of the company, (ii) by a contractor and (iii) by a co-operative society. The most popular form is to allow it to be run by a contractor because the  ...
9
Should the Army Canteen Be Restored?...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve, Alice Haskell, 2012
10
Warman's Civil War Collectibles Identification and Price Guide
Confederate tin canteen with original cover and sling. This 6-1/2" x 1-3/4" canteen is one of many variants of tin canteens used during the Civil War. Canteen has several dents. Exposed surfaces are smooth with some rust and pitting. Butternut ...
Russell E. Lewis, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTEEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term canteen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Awesome Canteen's vintage fair Lelong 2.0 returns this weekend
Picture courtesy of Awesome CanteenPETALING JAYA, July 7 – If you missed out on the previous Lelong — a garage sale organised like an ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
2
UM's Peppers giving 'hell' to QBs, boxing to train
Peppers and receiver Freddy Canteen said they yap at each other -- they're known as two of the team's most prolific (er, confident) talkers ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Tube-shaped school canteen built from prefabricated modules
This school canteen by Miguel Ángel García-Pola Vallejo was prefabricated in a workshop close to its site in northern Spain, so that it could be ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
4
Le Gros Jambon Makes Way for L'Orignal Canteen in Old Montreal
The remake of the former Le Gros Jambon in Old Montreal is complete. L'Orignal Canteen, from the same principals, bills itself as a new ... «Eater Montreal, Jul 15»
5
Punjab Health minister raids secretariat canteen
Asking the canteen staff to improve hygiene, cleanliness and surroundings in all the three canteens, Jayani said that the canteens of secretariat ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
6
Conquest for Urban Food Canteen of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
The Tamil Nadu Government launched the new urban canteen in the name of 'AMMA' (Mother) Canteen (AMMA Unavahams) on 23 rd Feb ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
7
Meal Ticket: Canteen at the Market, Blackrock, Dublin
Canteen at the Market are also open on Saturdays and Sunday for lunch, with three courses for €26. This premises allows this two-person team ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Lawmakers Say Parliament Canteen Subsidy Can be Done Away With
New Delhi: Under fire for gorging on cheap food at the Parliament House canteen, many lawmakers feel the subsidy being given can be done ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
9
USO canteen volunteers sought for film
If you volunteered at Richmond's USO canteen during World War II, your memories are sought by a filmmaker. John Provan is coming to ... «Richmond, Jul 15»
10
Joint eviction team demolishes OMFED, Opolfed stalls at Master …
... Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Roads and Bridges department (R&B) cleared encroachment from Master Canteen Square to ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»

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