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canteen

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canteen
noun
1 the staff canteen:
restaurant, cafeteria, refectory, mess hall;
British, Military NAAFI;
North American lunchroom;
French popote;
Russian stolovaya;
South African, informal cafe de move-on.
2 a canteen of water:
container;
flask, bottle, skin;
French bidon;
South African vatje.
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