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119

/wən.wən.naɪn/

119 proper noun: the telephone number for law enforcement in Jamaica, Mozambique, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.

Proper noun

119

  1. The telephone number for law enforcement in Jamaica, Mozambique, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
  2. The telephone number for ambulance services in Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea and on Taiwan.
    • 119 handles fires and medical emergencies in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea but the police have a separate number, 110.
  3. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in China, Bolivia, Japan, and South Korea.
  4. The telephone number for antiterrorist services in Afghanistan.

Origin of 119

Variant of 911, which see.

Questions about 119

What does 119 mean?
119 means the telephone number for law enforcement in Jamaica, Mozambique, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
What part of speech is 119?
119 is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce 119?
119 is pronounced /wən.wən.naɪn/.

Words near 119 in the dictionary

  1. 110 proof
  2. 110%
  3. 110s
  4. 111
  5. 112
  6. 119
  7. 11B
  8. 11D chess
  9. 11s
  10. 11th
  11. 11th Cir.

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