cafeteria

noun

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caf·e·te·ria | \ ˌka-fə-ˈtir-ē-ə

Definition of cafeteria

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat

2 : lunchroom sense 2

cafeteria

adjective

Definition of cafeteria (Entry 2 of 2)

: providing a selection from which a choice may be made cafeteria benefit plan a cafeteria curriculum

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Wrestlers at Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School soon won’t have to train anymore in the cafeteria, while science students will get to do experiments in new, state-of-the art labs. — Scott Calvert, WSJ, 9 June 2022 Orlando, Carolina’s ten-year-old son, had stayed in his classroom, while Ruben, Quiroz’s nine-year-old, was in the cafeteria. — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 29 May 2022 Jasmine Carrillo, 29, was working in the cafeteria with about 40 second-graders and two teachers when the attack began. — New York Times, 27 May 2022 The hospital posted a status Tuesday afternoon updating followers and asking immediate family of students in their care to meet in the cafeteria. — Dan Carson, Chron, 24 May 2022 On Sunday, the HGTV star, 36, shared a selfie in her hospital bed alongside her family friend Rodney, who works in the cafeteria at the hospital's on Instagram. — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022 Video of the incident, which took place during lunchtime in the cafeteria at Kenosha’s Lincoln Middle School on March 4, was captured by students and went viral. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 May 2022 There will be a 50/50 raffle, drinks and some snacks available for cash purchase only in the cafeteria throughout the day. — John Benson, cleveland, 2 May 2022 On a typical day, roughly 100 of the school’s 346 students stay after school for a hot meal in the cafeteria and an extra hour of instruction. — Koby Levin And Isabel Lohman, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2022 See More

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