noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ləˈtɹiːn/
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rhymes with -iːn
CMU ARPABET:L AH0 T R IY1 N
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
Qualifier: otherwise military
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A chamber pot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a public toilet in a military area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room
History
Etymology
From French latrine (“latrine”), from Latin lātrīna.
Across languages
Translations
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
lletrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Bulgarian:
отходно място
(othodno mjasto)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Catalan:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Catalan:
comuna
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Chinese Mandarin:
旱廁 /旱厕
(hàncè)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Corsican:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Corsican:
latrine
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Corsican:
comudu
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Czech:
latrína
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Czech:
záchod
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Danish:
latrin
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Dutch:
latrine
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Emilian:
latrèátna
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Emilian:
césso
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Esperanto:
latrino
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Finnish:
riukula
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Finnish:
latriini
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Finnish:
ulkokäymälä
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Finnish:
ulkovessa
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Finnish:
puucee
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Finnish:
paskahuusi
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
French:
latrine
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
French:
latrines
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
West-Frisian:
latrine
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Friulian:
comud
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Friulian:
čhiadôr
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Friulian:
necessari
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Galician:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
German:
Latrine
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Gothic:
𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃
(urruns)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Ancient Greek:
ἀφεδρών
(aphedrṓn)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Ancient Greek:
κοπρών
(koprṓn)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Greenlandic:
anartarfiit imaat
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Hebrew:
לטרינה
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Hungarian:
árnyékszék
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Hungarian:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Hungarian:
budi
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Hungarian:
pottyantós
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Italian:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Italian:
cesso alla turca
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Khmer:
បង្គន់
(bɑngkʊən)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Ladin:
cesso
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Ladin:
comodo
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Ladin:
soler
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Ladino:
huz
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Latin:
latrīna
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Latin:
forica
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Macedonian:
чу́чавец
(čúčavec)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Malayalam:
കക്കൂസ്
(kakkūsŭ)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Navajo:
yah ańdajikahí
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Occitan:
latrinas
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Occitan:
escremièras
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Polish:
latryna
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Portuguese:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Quechua:
ispana ukhu
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Romanian:
latrină
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Romanian:
privată
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Romansh:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Russian:
убо́рная
(ubórnaja)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Russian:
отхо́жее ме́сто
(otxóžeje mésto)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Russian:
сорти́р
(sortír)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Russian:
пара́ша
(paráša)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Sardinian:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Sardinian:
bascia
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Sardinian:
códomu
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Serbo-Croatian:
чучавац
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Slovak:
latrína
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Lower Sorbian:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Upper Sorbian:
latrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Spanish:
letrina
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Spanish:
retrete
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Swedish:
latrin
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Thai:
ส้วม
(sûuam)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Tibetan:
ཆབ་ཁུང
(chab khung)
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Turkish:
hela
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Turkish:
kenef
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse
Turkish:
dışkılık
— a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench — see also toilet, outhouse