From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsanitarysan‧i‧ta‧ry /ˈsænətəri $ -teri/ adjective 1 [only before noun]DHCCLEAN relating to the ways that dirt, infection, and waste are removed, so that places are clean and healthy for people to live in SYN hygienic Diseases were spread through poor sanitary conditions. a prison with no proper sanitary facilities (=toilets)2 CLEANHEALTHYclean and not causing any danger to people’s health OPP insanitary Often, the camps were not very sanitary.
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sanitary• The Public Health Act of 1875 further clarified the duties of sanitary authorities.• A sanitary code which sought to evade fundamental moral principles could never ultimately succeed.• Wastewater processing is fundamental in order to maintain sanitary conditions as well as overall pleasant and modern living conditions.• All food should be prepared under sanitary conditions.• Embalming is a sanitary, cosmetic, and preservative process through which the body is prepared for interment.• Ladies Hygiene Sanitact Service is the leader in the hygienic collection and disposal of sanitary dressings.• In these houses there was no proper conversion, and cooking and sanitary facilities were quite inadequate.• I am sure, looking back on it, that it was rotting vegetation and lack of sanitary facilities.sanitary facilities• Accordingly, provision should be made for the expenses of cleaning and maintaining the sanitary facilities.• I am sure, looking back on it, that it was rotting vegetation and lack of sanitary facilities.• Inside the embassy, conditions were said to be worse that ever, with intense pressure on sanitary facilities.• These can get into food or water, especially in countries with poor sanitary facilities, and thus infect other people.• We didn't even have sanitary facilities in the fields.• Provision of piped water and sanitary facilities varied widely from region to region and between different types of housing.• In these houses there was no proper conversion, and cooking and sanitary facilities were quite inadequate.Origin sanitary (1800-1900) French sanitaire, from Latin sanitas; → SANITY 