canteen

 
Pronunciation: /kanˈtiːn/

noun

  • 1chiefly British a restaurant provided by an organization such as a college, factory, or company for its students or staff.
  • 2British a specially designed case or box containing a set of cutlery.
  • 3a small water bottle, as used by soldiers or campers.

Origin:

mid 18th century (originally denoting a shop selling provisions or alcohol in a barracks or garrison town): from French cantine, from Italian cantina 'cellar'. A French use of cantine denoting a small compartmented case for carrying bottles of wine may have given rise to canteen (sense 2)