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    san·i·tar·y
    /ˈsanəˌterē/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to the conditions that affect hygiene and health, especially the supply of sewage facilities and clean drinking water: "a sanitary engineer"

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  2. The meaning of SANITARY is of or relating to health. How to use sanitary in a sentence.

  3. clean and not dangerous for your health, or protecting health by removing dirt and waste, especially human waste: Cholera thrives in poor sanitary conditions. There were only very basic sanitary facilities on the site. His kitchen didn't look very sanitary (= clean).

  4. of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc. Synonyms: unpolluted, antiseptic, germfree, clean. Antonyms: septic, polluted, unhealthy, unwholesome, unclean. favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom.

  5. clean and not dangerous for your health, or protecting health by removing dirt and waste, especially human waste: Cholera thrives in poor sanitary conditions. There were only very basic sanitary facilities on the site. His kitchen didn't look very sanitary (= clean).

  6. Sanitary implies the absence of germs as well as a clean appearance — you probably hope that your favorite restaurant's kitchen is sanitary, and your visiting friends will appreciate your bathroom being sanitary as well.

  7. 1. of health or the rules and conditions of health; esp., promoting health and healthful conditions by the elimination of dirt and agents of infection or disease. 2. in a clean, healthy condition; hygienic.

  8. adj. 1. Of or relating to health or the protection of health. 2. Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic: sanitary conditions for the preparation of food. [French sanitaire, from Latin sānitās, health; see sanity .] san′i·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.

  9. sanitary. adjective. /ˈsænətri/. /ˈsænəteri/. [only before noun] connected with keeping places clean and healthy to live in, especially by removing human waste. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps. The hut had no cooking or sanitary facilities.

  10. SANITARY definition: relating to preventing disease by removing dirt and waste: . Learn more.

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