Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
refter = synonym: eetzaal
English translation:
refectory: a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution
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Christine Andersen
Feb 11, 2004 10:09
20 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
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refectory
"refectory [rý'fɛktərý, -trý]
noun
(plural: -tories)
a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution
[ETYMOLOGY: 15th Century: from Late Latin refectorium, from Latin refectus refreshed]"
Succes,
Serge L.
noun
(plural: -tories)
a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution
[ETYMOLOGY: 15th Century: from Late Latin refectorium, from Latin refectus refreshed]"
Succes,
Serge L.
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Discussion
The term came up in a proofreading job I do for a friend - officially it is only English proofreading, but the friend is Dutch and puts the odd Dutch word in when she doesn't know the English herself...