sanitation meaning
sanitation :
maintenance, cleanliness
noun
▪ Proper sanitation is essential in schools.
▪ Proper maintenance is essential in schools.
▪ They improved the sanitation in the city.
▪ They improved the cleanliness in the city.
paraphrasing
▪ hygiene – cleanliness
▪ cleanliness – maintenance
▪ sanitation – hygiene
▪ hygiene standards – cleanliness rules
Pronunciation
sanitation [səˈnɪteɪʃən]
The stress is on the second syllable 'nit' and sounds like 'suh-ni-tay-shun'.
Common phrases and grammar about sanitation
sanitation - Common meaning
noun
maintenance, cleanliness
Part of Speech Changes for "sanitation"
▪ sanitize (verb) – make clean
▪ sanitary (adjective) – related to cleanliness
▪ sanitation worker (noun) – worker who maintains cleanliness
▪ sanitization (noun) – the process of making something clean
Common Expressions with "sanitation"
▪ public sanitation – cleanliness in public areas
▪ sanitation system – the system maintaining cleanliness
▪ sanitation standards – rules about cleanliness
▪ sanitation facilities – places for maintaining cleanliness
Important examples of sanitation in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, sanitation often refers to systems or practices that ensure cleanliness and prevent disease.
Example of a confusing word: sanitation vs. sanity (mental health)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a noun, sanitation is used to discuss cleanliness standards and systems in TOEIC questions.
sanitation
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
proper sanitation
'adequate cleanliness', used when referring to health standards in passages.
sanitation standards
means 'cleanliness rules', used when discussing regulations in passages.
Differences between similar words and sanitation
sanitation
,
hygiene
differences
Sanitation refers to systems and practices for maintaining public cleanliness, while hygiene generally refers to personal cleanliness.
sanitation
,
cleanliness
differences
Sanitation involves public systems for cleanliness, while cleanliness can refer to both personal and public tidiness.
Words with the same origin as sanitation
The origin of sanitation
The word 'sanitation' comes from the Latin 'sanitas', meaning 'health', indicating practices that maintain health through cleanliness.
Word structure
It has the root 'sanit' (health) and the suffix '-ation' (process), so sanitation means 'the process of maintaining health through cleanliness'.
Words with the same origin
The root of sanitation is 'sanit' (health). Words with the same root include 'sanitary' (related to health) and 'sanitize' (to make clean).
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