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

Proper noun edit

110

  1. The telephone number for emergency services in Iran.
  2. 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.
  3. The telephone number for ambulance services in Jamaica, Syria, and Sri Lanka.
  4. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Norway, Jamaica, Suriname, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Papua New Guinea.

Coordinate terms edit

  • (Australia) 000
  • (Mongolia) 105
  • (New Zealand) 111
  • (European Union) 112
  • (Japan, South Korea) 119
  • (North America) 911
  • (UK, Ireland) 999

Anagrams edit

Chinese edit

Pronunciation edit


Proper noun edit

110

  1. the telephone number for law enforcement in China and on Taiwan

Synonyms edit

  • 999 (Hong Kong, Macau)

Coordinate terms edit

Noun edit

110

  1. (Mainland China, Taiwan, slang) Synonym of 警察 (jǐngchá): police, law enforcement

Synonyms edit

  • 999 (Hong Kong, Macau)