Bathroom

A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context it is used in.

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• In the United States of America a bathroom commonly refers to the room containing a toilet. This is not the case in other countries where a room containing a toilet might be called a water closet (or WC), a lavatory or just a toilet.
• Throughout most of the English speaking world, a bathroom is room containing a bathtub and often a handbasin, or sink. It may also (or alternatively) contain a shower and usually, though not always, a toilet.

If a bathroom facility is attached to a bedroom it is often known as an en-suite or master bathroom.

Related Topics:
Bedroom - En-suite - Master bathroom

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A half (1/2) bath contains a toilet and a handbasin (lavatory). A 3/4 bath contains a toilet, a handbasin (lavatory) and a shower. A full bath contains a toilet, a handbasin (lavatory) and a bathtub.

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