caf·e·te·ria
ˌka-fə-ˈtir-ē-ə 
1
: a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat
: providing a selection from which a choice may be made
cafeteria benefit plan
a cafeteria curriculum
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 June 2024
The center could include art and dance studios, kitchens for culinary classes and a cafeteria.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2024
Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2021
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Noun
The Compton Cafeteria riot in 1966 Three years before gay people resisted arrest at Stonewall, a group of trans women resisted arrest at Gene Compton’s cafeteria, a popular eatery among drag queens, who often went there after their shows.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 June 2024
The center could include art and dance studios, kitchens for culinary classes and a cafeteria.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2024
Adjective
Officials floated several ideas Monday on how to deal with lunchroom sizes, including allowing students to eat in non-cafeteria sites, younger students eating picnic style or high school juniors and seniors being allowed to leave the school campus for lunch.
—Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2021
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cafeteria. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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