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: a receptacle (such as a pit in the earth) for use as a toilet
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where's the nearest latrine, soldier?
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The solution is to help rural villages and poor urban areas get access to running water, latrines and toilets – and then teach people about washing their face with soap regularly and clearing discharge from the nose or eye that might contain the bacteria.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Her mother didn't want Dutt to be raised with the stigma of being known as a Dalit of the Bhangi sub-caste, whose people were long compelled to remove excrement from latrine pits.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
The outdoor latrine there is dirty and smelly, Ms. Biziel explains, which is one reason that some girls drop out of school when their periods start.
—Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Josephina’s welcome to Fort Bliss is characteristically cold and all the more abrasive by the lack of privacy in the open bunk, co-ed showers, and open latrine.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Her mother didn't want Dutt to be raised with the stigma of being known as a Dalit of the Bhangi sub-caste, whose people were long compelled to remove excrement from latrine pits.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
The outdoor latrine there is dirty and smelly, Ms. Biziel explains, which is one reason that some girls drop out of school when their periods start.
—Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Josephina’s welcome to Fort Bliss is characteristically cold and all the more abrasive by the lack of privacy in the open bunk, co-ed showers, and open latrine.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Latrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latrine. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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