9-3

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9-3

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Alternative forms edit

9 3, neuf trois, neuf-trois, Neuf trois, Neuf-trois

Etymology edit

From "9" and "3", the number of the department (93)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /nœf.tʁwa/
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Noun edit

9-3 m (uncountable)

(colloquial, derogatory) the department of Seine-Saint-Denis

Note edit

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.