Definition of sanitation
1 : the act or process of making sanitary
2 : the promotion of hygiene and prevention of disease by maintenance of sanitary conditions (as by removal of sewage and trash) —often used attributively a sanitation truck sanitation workers
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Examples of sanitation in a Sentence
Diseases can spread from poor sanitation.
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Today, the country of 1.3 million people, still faces poverty with many people lacking clean water and sanitation.
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Today, the country of 1.3 million people, still faces poverty with many people lacking clean water and sanitation.
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Shopping Cart icon Buy Photo Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a person found early Saturday by a sanitation worker in the city’s Bridesburg neighborhood.
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Workers interviewed by the Journal Sentinel at the time described filthy conditions in the plants and said little attention was paid to sanitation.
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Kris Kepler, a director for Lava Mae, said the organization is about to release a special guide for other nonprofits that want to operate their own mobile sanitation units.
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A toilet charity is leading an effort to rename a tiny, north Indian village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India.
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But the sanitation district needed only one of the six lots and agreed to sell the college district the others when it was finished with its project.
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Living in New York for 20 years has forced me into restrooms of all shapes, sizes and sanitation levels.
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First Known Use of sanitation
1848
SANITATION Defined for English Language Learners
sanitation
playDefinition of sanitation for English Language Learners
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: the process of keeping places free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by removing waste, trash and garbage, by cleaning streets, etc.
SANITATION Defined for Kids
sanitation
playDefinition of sanitation for Students
: the act or process of making or keeping things free from filth, infection, or other dangers to health
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