110
See also: 110%
English edit
Etymology edit
Like 911, 119, etc., selected as a number both fast and easy to call from rotary or touch-tone phones and less likely to be mistakenly dialed.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /wən.wən.oʊ/, /wən.wən.ziːroʊ/, /wən.tɛn/
Proper noun edit
110
- The telephone number for emergency services in Iran.
- The telephone number for law enforcement in China, Japan, Germany, Indonesia, Latvia, Bolivia, Guatamala, Andorra, Nauru, and the Ivory Coast and on Taiwan.
- 110 handles police emergencies in Japan and Korea but fires and medical emergencies have a separate number, 119.
- The telephone number for ambulance services in Jamaica, Syria, and Sri Lanka.
- The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Norway, Jamaica, Suriname, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Papua New Guinea.
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Chinese edit
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Proper noun edit
110
- the telephone number for law enforcement in China and on Taiwan
Synonyms edit
- 999 (Hong Kong, Macau)
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Noun edit
110
- (Mainland China, Taiwan, slang) Synonym of 警察 (jǐngchá): police, law enforcement
Synonyms edit
- 999 (Hong Kong, Macau)