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canteen

[kan-teen] / kænˈtin /


NOUN
container for liquids, used in travels
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Half-a-million pounds was spent on the Blue Flax canteen - which caters for assembly members, staff and visitors - when it was renovated last summer.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

The way Kilgore at first proudly offers his canteen to, but then thoughtlessly withdraws it from, an enemy soldier who is about to die is priceless, and reportedly based on a real incident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Last week, Liverpool posted a video with the caption 'Hugo Hugs', with Ekitike hugging one of the canteen staff that did the rounds.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

I know what they want, but right now my canteen is empty.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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