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Definition cafeteria in American English

cafeteria noun

[countable] noun
/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/
1

an informal restaurant in a place such as a college or hospital where you take the food to the table yourself

Example

The students met in the cafeteria for lunch.

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Definition cafeteria in American English