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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestoilette pubblica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: twalɛtːe pubblika
"La toilette pubblica è pulita e aperta a tutti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room or small building containing one or more toilets and washbasins that is available for use by the general public.
"She stopped to use the public toilet near the central park." - 2
A municipal or commercially provided facility offering sanitary conveniences to pedestrians and travelers.
"The city council plans to build more clean public toilets downtown."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'public', originating from Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people), and 'toilet', derived from French 'toilette' (diminutive of toile, cloth). Together, they emerged in modern urban infrastructure development to designate sanitary facilities provided for the general populace.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Public toilet" is said worldwide
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toilettes publiques
Transliteration: twalet pyblik
"Où se trouvent les toilettes publiques les plus proches ?"
öffentliche Toilette
Transliteration: œfəntliche tɔɪlɛtə
"Gibt es hier in der Nähe eine öffentliche Toilette ?"
toilette pubblica
Transliteration: twalɛtːe pubblika
"La toilette pubblica è pulita e aperta a tutti."
baño público
Transliteration: baɲo publiko
"Necesito encontrar un baño público urgente."
sanitário público
Transliteration: saniˈtaɾiu ˈpuβliku
"O sanitário público fica no final do corredor."
सार्वजनिक शौचालय
Transliteration: sarvajanik shauchalay
"क्या आसपास कोई सार्वजनिक शौचालय है?"
公共厕所
Transliteration: gōnggòng cèsuǒ
"请问附近的公共厕所在哪里？"
공중화장실
Transliteration: gongjunghwajangsil
"근처에 공중화장실이 어디에 있나요?"
公衆トイレ
Transliteration: kōshū toire
"この近くに公衆トイレはありますか。"
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