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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/
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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