Canteen vs. Cafeteria

Canteennoun

A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.

Canteennoun

A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc.

Canteennoun

A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.

Canteennoun

A military mess kit.

Canteennoun

A water bottle used by a soldier or camper.

Canteennoun

A small vessel used by soldiers or hikers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink.

Canteennoun

A chest containing culinary and other vessels for military officers in a garrison.

Canteennoun

The sutler's shop in a garrison.

Canteennoun

A store or small shop within a larger establishment where refreshments and sometimes other supplies are sold. At a military base the canteen may be as large as a general store; within a school or small company it may be only a small counter with very limited supplies, or a snack bar.

Canteennoun

A temporary location where food is dispensed during an emergency.

Canteennoun

a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

Canteennoun

sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.

Canteennoun

a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen

Canteennoun

a recreation room in an institution

Canteennoun

restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat

Canteennoun

a restaurant provided by an organization such as a college, factory, or company for its students or staff.

Canteennoun

a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers.

Canteennoun

a specially designed case or box containing a set of cutlery.

Cafeterianoun

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

Cafeterianoun

A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere

Cafeterianoun

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.

Cafeterianoun

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.

Cafeterianoun

a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

Cafeterianoun

a restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating.

Cafeterianoun

denoting a system in which people may choose from a number of available options, especially one in which an employee may select a personal package of company benefits

Cafeteria

A cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen outside the U.S., is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or lunchroom (in American English). Cafeterias are different from coffeehouses, although the English term came from Latin American Spanish, where it had and still has the meaning .