sanitary
/ˈsænətri/adjective
उच्चारण सैनट्री
स्वच्छता-संबंधी
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[only before noun]
connected with keeping places clean and healthy to live in, especially by removing human waste
स्वच्छता-संबंधी
- sanitary conditions
- sanitary napkins
- The hostel was closed because of poor sanitary conditions.
+ 2 more examples
- Public sanitary facilities are needed at railway stations.
- The inspector checked the sanitary arrangements in the kitchen.
Synonyms hygienic clean sterile disinfected healthy
Opposite unsanitary insanitary unhygienic dirty
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sanitary + noun
Sanitary is an adjective used before nouns: sanitary conditions, sanitary towels, sanitary workers. It cannot be used as a noun.
'Sanitary' adjective है, जो noun से पहले आता है: sanitary conditions, sanitary towels। इसे noun की तरह प्रयोग नहीं किया जाता।
- The hostel lacked basic sanitary facilities.
- Sanitary workers clean the streets at dawn.
sanitary vs. sanitation
Sanitary is the adjective and sanitation is the uncountable noun. Say 'poor sanitation', not 'poor sanitary'.
'Sanitary' adjective है और 'sanitation' uncountable noun है। 'Poor sanitation' कहें, 'poor sanitary' नहीं।
- Poor sanitation leads to disease.
- The village needs better sanitary arrangements.
sanitary vs. hygienic
Sanitary means connected with cleanliness and health. Sanitary is not the same as hygienic, though both are used about public places.
'Sanitary' का अर्थ स्वच्छता और स्वास्थ्य से जुड़ा है। यह 'hygienic' के बिल्कुल समान नहीं है।
- The kitchen was clean but not very hygienic.
sanitary pad / napkin / towel
In India, sanitary pad and sanitary napkin are the common terms for menstrual products; British English also uses sanitary towel.
भारत में menstrual उत्पादों के लिए 'sanitary pad' और 'sanitary napkin' सामान्य शब्द हैं; British English में 'sanitary towel' भी आता है।
- The school gives free sanitary pads to girls.
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sanitary + noun
conditionsfacilitiesinspectorworkersarrangements
- A sanitary inspector checked the restaurant kitchen.
adverb + sanitary
highlyperfectlybarelypoorlyquite
- The water tank was barely sanitary.
noun + sanitary
publichealthhospitalkitchencamp
- The camp had poor sanitary conditions.
sanitary + ware / goods
waregoodsfittingsnapkinslandfill
- He sells sanitary ware in the main market.
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- The municipality is improving sanitary conditions in the slums.
नगरपालिका झुग्गी बस्तियों में स्वच्छता की स्थिति सुधार रही है।
- Radhika's school built separate sanitary blocks for girls.
राधिका के स्कूल ने लड़कियों के लिए अलग शौचालय-खंड बनवाए।
- The inspector found that the dairy was not sanitary.
निरीक्षक ने पाया कि डेयरी स्वच्छ नहीं थी।
- Sanitary workers were honoured for their service during the pandemic.
महामारी के दौरान सफ़ाई कर्मचारियों को उनकी सेवा के लिए सम्मानित किया गया।
- Clean water and sanitary toilets reduce diseases like cholera.
स्वच्छ पानी और शौचालय हैज़ा जैसी बीमारियाँ घटाते हैं।
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✗ The village still has no sanitary.
✓ The village still has no sanitation.
Sanitary is an adjective; the noun for the system is sanitation.
'Sanitary' adjective है; व्यवस्था के लिए noun 'sanitation' आता है।
✗ We must keep our surroundings sanitation.
✓ We must keep our surroundings sanitary.
After keep, an adjective is needed to describe the surroundings.
'Keep' के बाद आसपास का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Sanitary and hygienic both relate to cleanliness, but they point to different things.
Sanitary और hygienic दोनों स्वच्छता से जुड़े हैं, पर उनके संकेत अलग हैं।
Connected with public cleanliness, waste and drainage.
सार्वजनिक स्वच्छता, कचरे और जल-निकासी से जुड़ा।
- The town built sanitary latrines.
Free from germs; keeping food and body clean.
कीटाणु-रहित; भोजन और शरीर को स्वच्छ रखने वाला।
- Use a hygienic container for milk.
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san·i·tar·y
With -i-tar-y (not 'sanitery'); keep apart sanitary (clean) and sanatorium (a hospital for long-term illness).
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: san-i-tar-y, -i-tar-y के साथ ('sanitery' नहीं); sanitary (स्वच्छ) और sanatorium (लंबी बीमारी का अस्पताल, आरोग्यशाला) को अलग रखिए।
?Which word?
Keep the clean words together: sanitary, hygienic, sterile (free from bacteria), aseptic, spotless.
स्वच्छता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sanitary, hygienic, sterile (जीवाणु-मुक्त), aseptic, spotless।
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General knowledge
Swachh Bharat Mission (launched on 2 October 2014) aimed to make India open-defecation free; World Toilet Day is 19 November.
स्वच्छ भारत मिशन (2 अक्टूबर 2014 को शुरू) का लक्ष्य भारत को खुले में शौच से मुक्त करना था; विश्व शौचालय दिवस 19 नवंबर है।