sanitation
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sanitation
- /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/
Where it comes from
From sanitary + -ation.
noun sanitations
- 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
- The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sanitization, sanitisation, sanitizing, sanitary, hygienic, hygiene, cleanliness, disinfection, purification, cleansing, ablution, treatment, medical, healing, sewerage, wastewater
Translations
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noun the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
| 한국어 | 위생설비 wisaengseolbi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 衛生設備 eisei setsubi |
| 中文 | 下水道設施 /下水道设施 xiàshuǐdào shèshī, 衛生設備 /卫生设备 wèishēng shèbèi, 盥洗設備 /盥洗设备 guànxǐ shèbèi |
| Português | saneamento |
| Français | assainissement |
| Deutsch | Kanalisation, Abwasserentsorgung, Abfallwirtschaft |
| Ελληνικά | εξυγίανση exygíansi |
| Русский | сана́ция sanácija, ассениза́ция assenizácija, канализа́ция kanalizácija, улучше́ние санита́рных усло́вий ulučšénije sanitárnyx uslóvij |
| Tiếng Việt | vệ sinh |
| עברית | סניטציה sanitátsya |
noun the policy and practice
| 한국어 | 위생 wisaeng, 공중위생 gongjung'wisaeng |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 衛生 eisei, 公衆衛生 kōshū eisei |
| 中文 | 公共衛生 /公共卫生 gōnggòng wèishēng, 環境衛生 /环境卫生 huánjìng wèishēng |
| Português | saneamento |
| Ελληνικά | υγιεινή ygieiní |
| Русский | санитари́я sanitaríja, санита́рная профила́ктика sanitárnaja profiláktika |
| العربية | اَلصِّحَّة الْعُمُومِيَّة aṣ-ṣiḥḥa l-ʕumūmiyya |
| עברית | תברואה tavruá |
Talk about this word "sanitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanitation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sanitation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanitation "sanitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanitation.Cite this
@misc{sanitation_2026,
title = {sanitation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanitation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
