sanitation

English

Etymology

sanitary +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/
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Noun

sanitation (countable and uncountable, plural sanitations)

The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.
- 1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 249:
  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.
The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.

Hypernyms

(policy and practice): public health

Related terms

sanitarian
sanitary
sanitisation
sanitise
sanitization
sanitize
sanitational

Translations

the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste

Albanian: kanalizime
Armenian: սանիտացիա (sanitacʿia)
Azerbaijani: sanitariya
Bulgarian: хигиенизиране n (higienizirane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 下水道設施／下水道设施 (xiàshuǐdào shèshī), 衛生設備／卫生设备 (zh) (wèishēng shèbèi), 盥洗設備／盥洗设备 (guànxǐ shèbèi)
Finnish: jätehuolto (fi)
French: assainissement (fr) m
Georgian: სანიტარია (saniṭaria)
German: Kanalisation (de) f, Abwasserentsorgung f, Abfallwirtschaft (de) f
Greek: εξυγίανση (el) f (exygíansi)
Hebrew: סניטציה‎ f (sanitátsya)
Japanese: 衛生設備 (eisei setsubi) (disposal system)
Polish: asenizacja (pl) f
Portuguese: saneamento (pt) m
Russian: сана́ция (ru) f (sanácija), ассениза́ция (ru) f (assenizácija), канализа́ция (ru) f (kanalizácija) (sewerage system), улучше́ние санита́рных усло́вий n (ulučšénije sanitárnyx uslóvij)
Swedish: avloppsrening (sv) c
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

the policy and practice

Arabic: اَلصِّحَّة الْعُمُومِيَّة‎ f (aṣ-ṣiḥḥa l-ʿumūmiyya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 公共衛生／公共卫生 (zh) (gōnggòng wèishēng) (public sanitary), 環境衛生／环境卫生 (huánjìng wèishēng) (environmental sanitary)
Finnish: jätehuolto (fi)
Greek: υγιεινή (el) f (ygieiní)
Hebrew: תברואה‎ (he) f (tavruá)
Japanese: 衛生 (ja) (eisei), 公衆衛生 (ja) (kōshū eisei) (public sanitary)
Portuguese: saneamento (pt) m
Russian: санитари́я (ru) f (sanitaríja), санита́рная профила́ктика f (sanitárnaja profiláktika)
Swedish: hygien (sv) c
Tagalog: palagalingan

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Translations to be checked

Bengali: ^{(please verify)} পরিচ্ছন্নতা (pôricchônnôta)
Danish: ^{(please verify)} hygiejne (da) c, ^{(please verify)} sanitetsvæsen c, ^{(please verify)} sanitet c, ^{(please verify)} teknisk hygiejne c
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} afvalverwerking (nl) f, ^{(please verify)} rioolwaterzuivering (nl) f
Italian: ^{(please verify)} igiene (it) f, ^{(please verify)} fognature (it) f pl, ^{(please verify)} nettezza urbana f
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 공중 위생 (gongjung wisaeng), ^{(please verify)} 위생 시설 (wisaeng siseol), ^{(please verify)} 하수구 설비 (hasugu seolbi)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} higiene (es) f, ^{(please verify)} saneamiento (es) m
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} renhållning (sv) c, ^{(please verify)} sanitär utrustning c, ^{(please verify)} sanitära anläggningar c, ^{(please verify)} hälsovård (sv) c
Tagalog: ^{(please verify)} sanitasyon, ^{(please verify)} gawaing pangkalinisan

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