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self-catering

self-catering adjective: of holiday accommodation: in which the holidaymaker cooks for him/herself.

Adjective

self-catering (not comparable)

  1. Of holiday accommodation: in which the holidaymaker cooks for him/herself.
    • Located on the northbound platform, the detached, timber-clad waiting room (a period Furness Railway structure) has been adapted into a pet-friendly, self-catering, two-bedroom holiday home complete with sun lounge and garden for those sunny Cumbrian days.2025 October 15, Stephen Roberts, “Top 10: Railway retreats: St Bees, Cumbria”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 57

Origin of self-catering

From self- + catering.

Questions about self-catering

What does self-catering mean?
Self-catering means of holiday accommodation: in which the holidaymaker cooks for him/herself.
What part of speech is self-catering?
Self-catering is an adjective.

Words near self-catering in the dictionary

  1. self-built
  2. self-care
  3. self-castrated
  4. self-catalysis
  5. self-catered
  6. self-catering
  7. self-catheterisation
  8. self-catheterisations
  9. self-catheterization
  10. self-catheterizations
  11. self-caused

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