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9-3
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French
fr:
Alternative forms
fr 9 3 neuf trois neuf-trois Neuf trois Neuf-trois
Etymology
From "9" and "3", the number of the department (93)
Pronunciation
neuftroi
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-9-3.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Noun
m -
fr colloquial derogatory the department of Seine-Saint-Denis
Note
This is the only case of a French department's number whose ciphers are spelled separately. The spelling as a whole is also common (quatre-vingt-treize) – as it is the case of any other department – and is not derogatory.