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latrine definition

la·trine (lə trēn′)

noun

a toilet, privy, etc. for the use of a large number of people, as in an army camp

Etymology: Fr < L latrina, contr. of lavatrina, bath < lavare, to wash: see lave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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