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sanitation

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE2 N AH0 T EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sanitization, sanitisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

4

noun

Meaning 4

the state of being clean and conducive to health

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sanitariness

History

Etymology

From sanitary + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kanalizime — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Armenian: սանիտացիա (sanitacʻia) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Azerbaijani: sanitariya — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Belarusian: саніта́рыя (sanitáryja) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Bulgarian: хигиенизиране (higienizirane) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下水道設施 /下水道设施 (xiàshuǐdào shèshī) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 衛生設備 /卫生设备 (wèishēng shèbèi) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盥洗設備 /盥洗设备 (guànxǐ shèbèi) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Finnish: jätehuolto — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • French: assainissement — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Georgian: სანიტარია (saniṭaria) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • German: Kanalisation — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • German: Abwasserentsorgung — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • German: Abfallwirtschaft — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Greek: εξυγίανση (exygíansi) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Hebrew: סניטציה (sanitátsya) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Japanese: 衛生設備 (eisei setsubi) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Korean: 위생설비 (wisaengseolbi) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Polish: asenizacja — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Portuguese: saneamento — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Russian: сана́ция (sanácija) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Russian: ассениза́ция (assenizácija) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Russian: канализа́ция (kanalizácija) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Russian: улучше́ние санита́рных усло́вий (ulučšénije sanitárnyx uslóvij) — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Swedish: avloppsrening — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Vietnamese: vệ sinh — the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste
  • Arabic: اَلصِّحَّة الْعُمُومِيَّة (aṣ-ṣiḥḥa l-ʕumūmiyya) — the policy and practice
  • Belarusian: саніта́рыя (sanitáryja) — the policy and practice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公共衛生 /公共卫生 (gōnggòng wèishēng) — the policy and practice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環境衛生 /环境卫生 (huánjìng wèishēng) — the policy and practice
  • Finnish: jätehuolto — the policy and practice
  • Greek: υγιεινή (ygieiní) — the policy and practice
  • Hebrew: תברואה (tavruá) — the policy and practice
  • Japanese: 衛生 (eisei) — the policy and practice
  • Japanese: 公衆衛生 (kōshū eisei) — the policy and practice
  • Korean: 위생 (wisaeng) — the policy and practice
  • Korean: 공중위생 (gongjung'wisaeng) — the policy and practice
  • Portuguese: saneamento — the policy and practice
  • Russian: санитари́я (sanitaríja) — the policy and practice
  • Russian: санита́рная профила́ктика (sanitárnaja profiláktika) — the policy and practice
  • Swedish: hygien — the policy and practice
  • Tagalog: palagalingan — the policy and practice
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