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Canteen
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kanteen
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Simple meaning
What does Canteen mean?
A canteen is a food area or a small water container.
Dictionary definition
a place where food and drinks are sold or served, or a small container used to carry water.
Example sentences
Canteen in a sentence
easy
We bought lunch at the school canteen.
medium
The hiker filled his canteen with water.
hard
The camp canteen served sandwiches, fruit, and cold drinks.
Synonyms
Words like Canteen
cafeteriaA place where people buy or eat food.
water bottleClose in meaning when canteen means a container for water.
Antonyms
Opposite words
empty bottleA bottle with no drink inside.
private kitchenA kitchen for personal use, unlike a public canteen.
Word family
Canteen word family
Base word
canteen
noun
canteen
A food area or water container.
noun
canteens
More than one canteen.
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Practice 1
What can canteen mean?
Canteen can mean a place for food and drinks or a container for carrying water.
Practice 2
Which word is closest to canteen when it means a food area?
A cafeteria is a place where food is served or sold, like a canteen.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses canteen correctly?
A canteen can be a place where students eat lunch.
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