Meanings
nouncannery (plural canneries)
plural canneries
- A factory that produces canned goods.
Jim had a summer job cleaning and packing salmon at the fish cannery.
Synonyms: packing plant, packinghouse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA factory that produces canned goods.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥néh₃ti
- Proto-Germanic*kunnaną
- Proto-West Germanic*kunnan
- Old Englishcunnan
- Middle Englishcan
- Englishcan
- Englishcannery
Translations
Bulgarian консервна фа́брика
- консервна фа́брика (konservna fábrika)factory
Finnish säilyketehdas
- säilyketehdasfactory
German Konservenfabrik
- Konservenfabrikfactory
Greek κονσερβοποιείο
- κονσερβοποιείο (konservopoieío)factory
Hungarian konzervgyár
- konzervgyárfactory
Italian conservificio
- conservificiofactory
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
cannery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannery
MLA
“cannery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannery. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannery.
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