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cafeteries

cafeteries is the plural of cafeterie.

Meaning of cafeterie

Noun

cafeterie (plural cafeteries)

  1. (dated) Cafeteria.
    • There is no "diner," so we get off the train for breakfast, and have some more cafeterie experience. A plate, knife and fork are provided, the rest you are expected to do for yourself, pay your bill and depart.1907, Laura A. Taylor, Three Westerners Abroad, page 46
  2. (dated) Pantry, stillroom.
    • It appeared that the cafeterie was the very lowest post in the hotel, and a dreadful come-down for a waiter […]1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter IX, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC

Questions about cafeteries

What is cafeteries the plural of?
Cafeteries is the plural of cafeterie.

Words near cafeteries in the dictionary

  1. cafeteria wagons
  2. cafeteria-style
  3. cafeterial
  4. cafeterias
  5. cafeterie
  6. cafeteries
  7. cafetier
  8. cafetiere
  9. cafetieres
  10. cafetiers
  11. cafetite

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