9/11

See also 911

English

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Etymology

From the date September 11 written in numbers according the format used in the United States, which puts the month before the day.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /naɪn.əˈlɛv‌ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛv‌‌ən

Usage notes

• /naɪn.wʌnˈwʌn/ is usually used for the telephone number 911 instead of the date.

Alternative forms

• 911
• 9-11
• nine-eleven

Proper noun

9/11

1. The date of the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the USA, September 11th, 2001.
2. The attack itself.

Translations

The attack

• French: 11-Septembre (fr) m
• German: 11. September (de) m

• Japanese: 9・11 (ja) (kyū ichi ichi)
• Spanish: 11-S (es)

Noun

9/11 (plural 9/11s)

1. An event comparable to 9/11.
   • 2005 , Peter H. Merkl, The Rift Between America And Old Europe: The Distracted Eagle, Routledge, page 73.

     Eleven million Spaniards responded to "their 9/11" by demonstrating in the rain against terrorism and their government's policies.

   • 2006, The Age[1]

     Moussaoui says he wants more 9/11s

   • 2006, Michael Weissenstein, "Nations respond to their '9/11s'"[2]

     But experts who have studied these other "9/11s" say some offer important revelations, by comparison, about how America responded to its own.

   • 2007, David E. Long, Bernard Reich, Mark Gasiorowski, The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa.

     Jordanians referred to this horrific event as "their 9-11 ".

See also

• Wikipedia article on 9/11
• http://sep11memories.org/wiki/In_Memoriam formerly the WMF 9/11 memorial
• Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year