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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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Davis said the space used to be the student campus center, which held the campus bookstore, cafeteria and an empty conference room.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2021
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Noun
Around him, other students started to walk out of the cafeteria.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Davis said the space used to be the student campus center, which held the campus bookstore, cafeteria and an empty conference room.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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