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Etymology
Established in the United Kingdom as the first emergency service number in the world, initially chosen because of its suitability at a time of rotary-dial telephones.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /naɪn.naɪn.naɪn/, /trɪpəl.naɪn/, /naɪnz/
Proper noun
999
- The telephone number for emergency services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Burma, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Sudan, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Dominica, Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and the Seychelles.
- 2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 2:
- When you call 999 in the UK, the operator usually answers the phone with "Emergency. Which service?"
- The telephone number for law enforcement in Singapore, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Eswatini, Botswana, Tanzania, Mauritius, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Malawi and Tonga.
- The telephone number for ambulance services in Poland.
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Noun
999 (uncountable)
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