sanitation

US /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #18735

Meanings

1

noun
The systems for keeping places clean and removing waste to protect health.

Clean water and good sanitation save millions of lives.
2

noun
The state of being clean and healthy.

Better sanitation in the camp reduced the spread of illness.

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Word family

Derived forms ecosaninsanitationphytosanitationsanitationistsanitationlessunsanitationzoosanitation

Related forms disease disinfection microorganisms sanitarian sanitarysanitationalsanitisationsanitisesanitizationsanitize sewage

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sanitation department
a local-government department responsible for collecting and disposing of rubbish

Noun + noun

Etymology

From sanitary + -ation.

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# sanitation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 18735

## Meanings
1. The systems for keeping places clean and removing waste to protect health.
2. The state of being clean and healthy.

## Examples
- Clean water and good sanitation save millions of lives.
- Better sanitation in the camp reduced the spread of illness.

## Derived Forms
- ecosan
- insanitation
- phytosanitation
- sanitationist
- sanitationless
- unsanitation
- zoosanitation

## Related Forms
- disease
- disinfection
- microorganisms
- sanitarian
- sanitary
- sanitational
- sanitisation
- sanitise
- sanitization
- sanitize
- sewage

## Etymology
From sanitary + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Sanitation comes from sanitary + -ation. Modern senses include the systems for keeping places clean and removing waste to protect health. and the state of being clean and healthy.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as ecosan, insanitation, phytosanitation, sanitationist, sanitationless, and unsanitation and related forms such as disease, disinfection, microorganisms, and sanitarian.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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