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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries卫生设施
Pronunciation / Transliteration: wèi shēng shè shī
"改善环境卫生有助于减少疾病的传播。"
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Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
"Many illnesses in the region are caused by poor sanitation and lack of clean water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 19th century: from Latin sanatus (healed, cured) + -ation, or from French sanitation.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "sanitation"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "sanitation" is said worldwide
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assainissement
Transliteration: ah-se-ni-ze-mahn
"L'amélioration de l'assainissement est une priorité pour la ville."
Sanierung
Transliteration: za-ni-ʁʊŋ
"Die Sanierung des Abwassersystems hat begonnen."
servizi igienici
Transliteration: ser-vi-zi i-gi-e-ni-ci
"La mancanza di servizi igienici adeguati è un serio problema."
saneamiento
Transliteration: sa-ne-a-mjen-to
"El proyecto incluye obras de saneamiento básico para la comunidad."
saneamento
Transliteration: sa-ne-a-men-tu
"O saneamento básico é um direito fundamental de todos."
स्वच्छता
Transliteration: swachhata
"गांव में बेहतर स्वच्छता के लिए नए शौचालय बनाए जा रहे हैं।"
卫生设施
Transliteration: wèi shēng shè shī
"改善环境卫生有助于减少疾病的传播。"
위생 시설
Transliteration: wi-saeng si-seol
"이 지역은 상하수도와 위생 시설이 부족합니다."
衛生設備
Transliteration: ei-sei set-subi
"公衆衛生と衛生設備の改善が急務である。"
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