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nine-nine-nine

nine-nine-nine is the alternative form of 999.

Meaning of 999

Proper noun

999

  1. The telephone number for emergency services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Burma, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Sudan, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Dominica, Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and the Seychelles.
    • I don't know why they couldn't just keep it as it was! How hard is it to remember 911?
      You mean 999...
      I mean 999!
      That's the American one!
      Yeah!2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 2
  2. The telephone number for law enforcement in Singapore, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Eswatini, Botswana, Tanzania, Mauritius, and Trinidad and Tobago.
  3. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Malawi and Tonga.
  4. The telephone number for ambulance services in Poland.

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Questions about nine-nine-nine

What is nine-nine-nine the alternative form of?
Nine-nine-nine is the alternative form of 999.

Words near nine-nine-nine in the dictionary

  1. nine-day wonders
  2. nine-eyes
  3. nine-hundredth
  4. nine-killer
  5. nine-killers
  6. nine-nine-nine
  7. nine-nine-six
  8. nine-one-one
  9. nine-one-ones
  10. nine-pins
  11. nine-point circle

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