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latrine - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Noun

latrine (plural latrines)

• An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.
• (India, otherwise military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.
• (obsolete) A chamber pot.

Etymology

From French latrine (“latrine”), from Latin lātrīna.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ləˈtɹiːn/¹
• Audio (Southern England): 🔊
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Hyphenation: la‧trine

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Footnotes

1. “latrine”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. ↩

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