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/ˌkafəˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ · noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat..
Use cafeteria when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cafeteria means (chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat..
Common synonyms include lunchroom, canteen.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use cafeteria where its definition matches the intended context.
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