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noun

Cafeteria n.

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. (U. S.)

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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Cafeteria" : eating place, cafeteria facility, eating house, eatery, restaurant, cafeteria tray