112

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Selected by the European Union as the 3-digit number fastest to dial on cellular and rotary phones without the likelihood of accidental dialing caused by hanging up a landline telephone, sometimes interpreted by phone networks as a 1.

Proper noun[edit]

112

  1. The telephone number for emergency services on all GSM cell phones and in the EU, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Ukraine, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, the Seychelles, Uganda, East Timor, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Vatican City, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Saint Vincent.
    When you call 112 in the United Kingdom, the call is automatically rerouted to 999 operators.
  2. The telephone number for ambulance services in Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, and Burkina Faso.
  3. The telephone number for law enforcement in South Korea, Norway, Colombia, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, and Mauritius.
  4. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Equatorial Guinea and Nauru.

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Coordinate terms[edit]

  • (Australia) 000
  • (Mongolia) 105
  • (China, Iran) 110
  • (New Zealand) 111
  • (Japan, South Korea) 119
  • (North America) 911
  • (UK, Ireland) 999

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eːn.eːnˈtʋeː/, /eː.neːnˈtʋeː/
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Proper noun[edit]

112 n

  1. 112, the pan-European emergency phone number.

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Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/, /ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/

Usage note: '112' can either be pronounced as 'one-one-two' (/ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/) or 'hundred-twelve' (/ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/).

Proper noun[edit]

112 n (genitive 112s)

  1. 112, the pan-European emergency phone number.

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