[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cafeteria \caf`ete"ria\, n. cf. f. cafeti`ere.
   1. a restaurant or caf'e at which the patrons serve
      themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a
      cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to
      tables to eat. u. s.
      webster 1913 suppl. + wordnet 1.5

   2. a room within a building functioning in the same manner as
      a cafeteria1. in certain organizations, as schools, the
      food may be provided gratis.
      pjc

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cafeteria
     n : a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

53 moby thesaurus words for "cafeteria":
   automat, beanery, bistro, buffet, buvette, cafe, canteen, cantina,
   chophouse, chuck wagon, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom,
   commons, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, diner, dinette,
   dining car, dining hall, dining room, dining saloon, dog wagon,
   drive-in, drive-in restaurant, eatery, eating house,
   fast-food chain, grill, grillroom, hamburger stand, hash house,
   hashery, hot-dog stand, kitchen, lunch counter, lunch wagon,
   luncheonette, lunchroom, mess, mess hall, messroom, pizzeria,
   quick-lunch counter, refectory, restaurant, salle a manger,
   smorgasbord, snack bar, tavern, tearoom, trattoria

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