"watsan" meaning in All languages combined

See watsan on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} watsan (uncountable)
  1. water and sanitation Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-watsan-en-noun-BcapuViY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2008 May 19, Rose George, “Send in the Latrines”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "Most developing countries spend less than 0.5 percent of their gross domestic product on watsan, and only 12 percent to 15 percent of that in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa goes to sanitation, according to the 2006 United Nations Human Development Report.",
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