sanitation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/
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Etymology
From sanitary + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.
To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning.
1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 249:
- (countable, uncountable) The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sanitations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sanitationless · zoosanitation · sanitation engineering · insanitation · sanitation engineer · phytosanitation · unsanitation · sanitation worker · sanitationist · ecosan
Hypernyms
public health (policy and practice)
Relateds
sanitational · sewage · sanitise · disinfection · sanitary · microorganisms · sanitize · sanitisation · sanitarian · disease · sanitization
Translations (42)
fi jätehuolto (the policy and practice) · cmn 公共衛生 /公共卫生 (the policy and practice) · be саніта́рыя (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ru сана́ция (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · az sanitariya (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · fr assainissement (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · be саніта́рыя (the policy and practice) · ar اَلصِّحَّة الْعُمُومِيَّة (the policy and practice) · de Kanalisation (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ka სანიტარია (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · pl asenizacja (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ru ассениза́ция (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ko 공중위생 (the policy and practice) · bg хигиенизиране (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · hy սանիտացիա (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · de Abwasserentsorgung (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · he תברואה (the policy and practice) · cmn 下水道設施 /下水道设施 (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ko 위생설비 (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · pt saneamento (the policy and practice) · ko 위생 (the policy and practice) · vi vệ sinh (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · sq kanalizime (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ja 衛生設備 (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ru улучше́ние санита́рных усло́вий (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · he סניטציה (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · fi jätehuolto (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · cmn 環境衛生 /环境卫生 (the policy and practice) · cmn 盥洗設備 /盥洗设备 (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · el εξυγίανση (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · de Abfallwirtschaft (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ja 衛生 (the policy and practice) · sv avloppsrening (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ja 公衆衛生 (the policy and practice) · cmn 衛生設備 /卫生设备 (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · pt saneamento (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · ru санитари́я (the policy and practice) · el υγιεινή (the policy and practice) · sv hygien (the policy and practice) · ru канализа́ция (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) · tl palagalingan (the policy and practice) · ru санита́рная профила́ктика (the policy and practice)