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# sanitary

«sanitary» in Mova's school dictionary: **Clean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (sanitary)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Clean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease; hygienic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#m1)

2) About keeping people healthy by getting rid of waste and dirty water: sanitary systems. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#m2)

3) «Sanitary products» or «sanitary pads» are things used during a period (menstruation). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health and safety lessons, kitchens and hospitals must be sanitary; washing hands keeps things sanitary. In history, poor sanitary conditions in old cities spread diseases like cholera. In everyday life, «sanitary bin» in toilets. Formal word; children say «clean». Phrases: «sanitary conditions», «sanitary products», «sanitary bin», «not very sanitary».

### examples

- The hospital must be kept sanitary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x1)
- Old cities had poor sanitary conditions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x2)
- Licking your fingers isn't very sanitary! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x3)
- Put sanitary products in the sanitary bin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x4)
- Clean water and toilets are sanitary needs for everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x5)
- The kitchen passed its sanitary check. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/#x6)

### note

Adjective. Related: sanitation (systems for clean water and waste), sanitise/sanitize, sanitiser. Opposite: unsanitary or insanitary. Spelling: san-I-tary.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sanitary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.