caf·e·te·ria
ˌka-fə-ˈtir-ē-ə 
1
: a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat
: providing a selection from which a choice may be made
cafeteria benefit plan
a cafeteria curriculum
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Anna McAllister, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
In 2000, the media world was abuzz after learning that Gehry had completed a sleek cafeteria for all Condé Nast staffers in the company’s Times Square headquarters.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2021
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Noun
According to investigators, Meijas started at Brickell Motors in Little Havana as a cafeteria worker before becoming a billing clerk.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
In 2000, the media world was abuzz after learning that Gehry had completed a sleek cafeteria for all Condé Nast staffers in the company’s Times Square headquarters.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Officials floated several ideas Monday on how to deal with lunchroom sizes, including allowing students to eat in non-cafeteria sites, younger students eating picnic style or high school juniors and seniors being allowed to leave the school campus for lunch.
—Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2021
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cafeteria. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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