Definitions for sanitation
ˌsæn ɪˈteɪ ʃənsan·i·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sanitationnoun

   the state of being clean and conducive to health

2. sanitation, sanitization, sanitisationnoun

   making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. sanitationnoun

   The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

2. sanitationnoun

   The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.

3. Etymology: From the contraction of sanitary, sanit + -ation

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanitation

   Sanitation refers to the maintenance and promotion of hygiene through the prevention of human contact with wastes and other hazards. This may involve processes like waste disposal, wastewater treatment, cleanliness in personal, public, and industrial spaces, and control of contagious diseases. It helps to create a healthy living environment for humans, protecting them from various diseases and improving their quality of life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Sanitationnoun

   the act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures; hygiene

WikidataRate this definition:2.8 / 10 votes

1. Sanitation

   Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage wastewater. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems include human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic wastewater, industrial wastes and agricultural wastes. Hygienic means of prevention can be by using engineering solutions, simple technologies, or even by personal hygiene practices. The World Health Organization states that: The term "sanitation" is applied to a wide range of subjects such as: ⁕Improved sanitation - refers to the management of human faeces at the household level. This terminology is the indicator used to describe the target of the Millennium Development Goal on sanitation, by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation. ⁕On-site sanitation - the collection and treatment of waste is done where it is deposited. Examples are the use of pit latrines, septic tanks, and Imhoff tanks.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. Sanitation

   The development and establishment of environmental conditions favorable to the health of the public.

Matched Categories

1. • Cleaning
   • Sanitariness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sanitation in a Sentence

1. Jens Walter:

   Lifestyle practices that reducebacterial dispersal —specifically, sanitation and drinking-water treatment — might be an important cause of microbiome alterations.

2. Dominick Stillhart:

   The situation continues to deteriorate, and the longer it lasts the more fragmentation will occur. Yemen has replaced Syria as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, health services are down, water and sanitation systems have been severely affected. There are difficulties importing fuel.

3. Doc Hendley:

   We were able to shift very quickly from our focus, which is generally on water and sanitation, and really focus on specifically hygiene related to hand washing and other things that would help reduce the spread of coronavirus.

4. Walter Kinzie:

   The fact of the matter is, in the world of live events, we're going to have to take basic things extremely seriously for the foreseeable future, but probably forever, so restroom sanitation, food and beverage sanitation, general admission areas in general -- I think are going to be a unique challenge that we're going to have to deal with.

5. Junaid Ahmad:

   We're headed into a perfect storm in which over the next 20 years we will see the demand for water growing significantly, driven by thirsty agriculture, thirsty energy and thirsty cities, if we are to achieve these goals of food and energy security, sustainable urbanisation, and ensure service delivery of water and sanitation to citizens, we now need to figure out how water is going to be allocated across sectors.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sanitation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sanitation
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanitation
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sanitation