999

English + Alternative forms en nine nine nine triple nine Etymology Established in the United Kingdom as the first emergency service number in the world, initially chosen because of its suitability at a time of rotary-dial telephones. Pronunciation en /naɪn.naɪn.naɪn/ /trɪpəl.naɪn/ /naɪnz/ RP Proper noun 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. 2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 2: 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!You berk. en When you call 999 in the UK, the operator usually answers the phone with "Emergency. Which service?" The telephone number for law enforcement in Singapore, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Eswatini, Botswana, Tanzania, Mauritius, and Trinidad and Tobago. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Malawi and Tonga. The telephone number for ambulance services in Poland. Coordinate terms en 000<q:Australia> 105<q:Mongolia> 110<q:China, Iran> 111<q:New Zealand> 112<q:European Union> 119<q:Japan, South Korea> 911<q:North America> Translations Emergency services number Chinese: Cantonese: yue 三條九 triple nine Hong Kong Noun - en UK Ireland HK Singapore colloquial metonymy Emergency services; emergency service personnel. Category:Hindu-Arabic script en metonyms 3-syllable words en United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Ireland Northern Ireland Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Gibraltar Ascension Island Saint Helena Falkland Islands Tristan da Cunha British Indian Ocean Territory Cook Islands Hong Kong Macau Singapore Malaysia Bangladesh Poland Lebanon Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar Botswana Kenya Zimbabwe Zambia Tanzania Eswatini Uganda Ghana Malawi Sierra Leone Sudan South Sudan Trinidad and Tobago Mauritius Kiribati Samoa Solomon Islands Seychelles Tonga Montserrat Antigua and Barbuda British Virgin Islands Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dominica Guyana Emergency services Law enforcement Firefighting Poisons Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Myanmar