sanitation
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san·i·ta·tion
(săn′ĭ-tā′shən)n.
1. The study and application of procedures and measures designed to protect public health, as in the provision of clean water and the disposal of sewage and waste.
2. The disposal of sewage and waste.
[sanit(ary) + -ation.]
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sanitation
(ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən)n
(Environmental Science) the study and use of practical measures for the preservation of public health
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san•i•ta•tion
(ˌsæn ɪˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
2. the disposal of sewage and solid waste.
[1840–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  sanitation - the state of being clean and conducive to healthsanitariness - the state of being conducive to health |
| 2. | sanitation - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing |
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sanitation
noun hygiene, cleanliness, sewerage the hazards of contaminated water and poor sanitation
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Translations
الوِقايَة الصِّحِّيَّه
zdravotní zařízení
kloakering
közegészségügy
hreinlætisaîgerîir
公衆衛生衛生設備
zdravotné zariadenie
sağlığı koruma
sanitation
[ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən]A. N (= science) → higiene f; (= plumbing) → instalación f sanitaria
B. CPD sanitation department N (US) → departamento m de limpieza y recogida de basuras
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sanitation
n → Hygiene f; (= toilets etc) → sanitäre Anlagen pl; (= sewage disposal) → Kanalisation f; the sanitation department → das Amt für Stadtreinigung
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sanitation
[ˌsænɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n (plumbing, in house) → impianti mpl igienici; (in town) → fognature fpl; (hygiene) → igiene fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sanitary
(ˈsӕnitəri) adjective1. of or concerning conditions or arrangements that encourage good health.
2. free from dirt and germs. The conditions in that camp are not sanitary.
ˌsaniˈtation noun the arrangements for protecting health, especially drainage.
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san·i·ta·tion
n. saneamiento, sanidad.
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sanitation
n saneamiento (ambiental), sanidad f, medidas sanitariasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.