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# sanitation

«sanitation» in Mova's school dictionary: **The systems that keep places clean and healthy…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sanitation — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

The systems that keep places clean and healthy, especially clean water supply, toilets, drains and taking away sewage and rubbish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitation/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In history and science lessons good sanitation stopped diseases like cholera spreading in old cities. In geography it is a key need in developing countries. In everyday life the sanitation department collects rubbish (US «sanitation workers»). Linked to hygiene and handwashing.

### examples

- Good sanitation saves millions of lives. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitation/#x1)
- Many villages still lack clean water and sanitation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitation/#x2)
- In old cities, poor sanitation spread disease. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitation/#x3)
- Sanitation workers collect the rubbish every week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitation/#x4)
- The charity builds toilets to improve sanitation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitation/#x5)
- Washing hands is part of good sanitation and hygiene. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sanitation/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Related: sanitary, sanitiser (hand gel), sanitise. «Sanitation» is about whole systems; «hygiene» is about keeping yourself clean.

### In the corpora

- ["Sanitation engineer" is a joking or puffed-up name for a rubbish or garbage collector (US).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/24/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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