canteen B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /kænˈtin/ UK /kænˈtiːn/ See IPA manual Freq #10613 Meanings 1 noun A place where meals are served in a school, factory, or other workplace. We usually have lunch in the office canteen at noon. 2 noun A small container for carrying water, used by soldiers or campers. The hiker filled her canteen at the spring before setting off. Thesaurus Word family Forms canteens Derived forms canteenless Common collocations mobile canteen Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from French cantine, itself borrowed from Italian cantina. Doublet of cantina. cantine French cantina Italian View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # canteen **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kænˈtin/ **IPA (UK):** /kænˈtiːn/ **Frequency rank:** 10613 ## Meanings 1. A place where meals are served in a school, factory, or other workplace. 2. A small container for carrying water, used by soldiers or campers. ## Examples - We usually have lunch in the office canteen at noon. - The hiker filled her canteen at the spring before setting off. ## Derived Forms - canteenless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cantine - Root: cantina ## Etymology Borrowed from French cantine, itself borrowed from Italian cantina. Doublet of cantina. ## AI Etymology Canteen was borrowed from French cantine, itself borrowed from Italian cantina. Doublet of cantina. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown