Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A restaurant in which the customers are served at a counter and carry their meals on trays to tables.
- noun A dining area, as at a school or office building, where meals may be purchased or brought from home and eaten.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun United States A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to tables to eat.
- noun a room within a building functioning in the same manner as a cafeteria{1}. In certain organizations, as schools, the food may be provided gratis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
restaurant in which customers select their food at acounter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat - noun A
dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above) or brought in from elsewhere
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When the cafeteria is an internal operation the firm records the various expenses associated with operating the cafeteria and that's that.
Meltzer on the Labor Market, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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They loved everything I suggested, but now that the cafeteria is back open, they are back to eating there every day.
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But am I the only person here who thinks doing it personally, and then going to school to talk about it in the cafeteria, is likely to make some Jews feel threatened in school.
The Volokh Conspiracy » School Board Violating California Law? 2010
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Seriously, that cafeteria is nicer than most restaurants. —
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Weinstein Hall cafeteria is open to the public, you do not need an NYU ID to get in or pay.
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But we're talking about 5: 30AM-8: 30PM, or longer, either standing or sitting in cafeteria-type chairs.
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The Iraqi Bar Association cafeteria is one of the few public places in Baghdad where Sunnis and Shiites can openly have conversations, al-Dulaimi says.
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Since they come to tutoring over their lunch period, I call the cafeteria and have their lunches brought to them.
The Dogs Are Bored Anne Johnson 2009
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So I called the cafeteria, and the conversation went something like this:
The Dogs Are Bored Anne Johnson 2009
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I find that term cafeteria Catholic pretty offensive
jennarenn commented on the word cafeteria
Cafeteria is a girl.
February 11, 2007