Sanitary Meaning
/ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to health.
adjClean and free from pathogens; hygienic.
Sentence Examples
Where is the sanitary section?
Where are the sanitary napkins?
Sanitary conditions in the refugee camps were terrible.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The kitchen must be kept ____ to prevent the spread of dangerous bacteria.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The inspector checked that all ____ facilities in the restaurant met the required standards.
Word Origin & History
19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When I made evening rounds, I saw women with their hair rolled, using the sanitaries for rollers."
— 1996, Tekla Dennison Miller, The Warden Wore Pink, page 117:
"Women... bleed all over everything because of no proper sanitary protection for disposal and no tampons are issued, bloody unwrapped sanitaries are in every dorm john, every trash can, and blood on every faucet handle...and everywhere imaginable."
— 2002, Jael Silliman, Anannya Bhattacharjee, Angela Yvonne Davis, Policing the National Body: Sex, Race, and Criminalization, →ISBN, page 21:
"But sanitaries are the worst. The prison only brings out two packs of sanitaries for everybody, and that's like 240 of sanitaries every month for all the women."
— 2004, LaVerne McQuiller Williams, Women, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System, →ISBN, page 24:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The kitchen must be kept ____ to prevent the spread of dangerous bacteria.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The inspector checked that all ____ facilities in the restaurant met the required standards.