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cantinière

/kæn.tinˈjɛɹ/

cantinière noun: a woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

Noun

cantinière (plural cantinières)

  1. (historical) A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

Forms of cantinière

pluralcantinières

Origin of cantinière

Borrowed from French cantinière, from cantine (“sutler's shop, canteen”).

Questions about cantinière

What does cantinière mean?
Cantinière means a woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.
What part of speech is cantinière?
Cantinière is a noun.
How do you pronounce cantinière?
Cantinière is pronounced /kæn.tinˈjɛɹ/.
What is the plural of cantinière?
The plural of cantinière is cantinières.

Words near cantinière in the dictionary

  1. canting
  2. canting arms
  3. cantingly
  4. cantingness
  5. cantings
  6. cantinière
  7. cantinières
  8. Cantins
  9. cantion
  10. cantions
  11. cantish

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