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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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A refurbishment of the Stormont assembly canteen cost nearly £200,000 more than its original budget.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Having mobility strength is like having done the physical training and having the whole canteen of water as you hike up that mountain,” Chandrasekaran said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Staff at a business in Swansea have said it was "absolutely nuts" to have American rapper Snoop Dogg perform a full hour private set of "back to back classics" in their canteen.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

One woman posted an image on Xiaohongshu of the rice and vegetables she ate at the canteen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

And don’t give yourself away, she said, and drifted back toward the canteen, from where a lot of noise was coming.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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