911

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Noun 2.1.3 See also 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Proper noun 2.3 External links

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

911 (previous 910, next 912)

1. the number nine hundred and eleven

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌnaɪnwʌnˈwʌn/, SAMPA: /%naInwVn"wVn/, as nine-one-one
• (rare, deprecated) IPA: /ˌnaɪnɪlˈɛvən/, SAMPA: /%naInIl"Ev@n/
• (rare, deprecated) IPA: /ˌnaɪnəlˈɛvən/, SAMPA: /%naIn@l"Ev@n/

[edit] Noun

911 (plural 911s)

1. In the United States and Canada, the telephone number used to call the police or other emergency services.
2. An emergency call to that number.

[edit] See also

• 000 (Australian phone number for emergency assistance)
• 999 (UK and Irish phone number for emergency assistance)
• 112 (New European number for emergency assistance)

[edit] Etymology 2

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌnaɪnɪlˈɛvən/, SAMPA: /%naInIl"Ev@n/, as nine-eleven
• IPA: /ˌnaɪnəlˈɛvən/, SAMPA: /%naIn@l"Ev@n/

[edit] Proper noun

Singular 911

Plural -

911

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Alternative spelling of 9/11. (September 11, 2001,) the day in which terrorists hijacked United States airliners to attack New York and Washington, resulting in massive casualties.

[edit] External links

• http://sep11memories.org/wiki/In_Memoriam formerly the WMF 9/11 memorial