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Meaning of squat toilet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A toilet, usually consisting of a hole in the ground and sometimes a tank, which is used while squatting instead of sitting.

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Examples

The curious thing about squat toilets is that, whereas Anglo-Saxons often refer to them as ‘French toilets’, the French themselves call themTurkish toilets’ (toilettes à la turque or WC turcs). But in Turkey they are known as ‘Greek toilets’, while the Greeks insist they areBulgarian’.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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