Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

111

/wən.wən.wən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
111
IPA
/wən.wən.wən/
0
Scrabble Score
0
Letters
1
Syllables
0
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The telephone number for emergency services in New Zealand and Nauru.

name

The telephone number for ambulance services in Papua New Guinea.

Example Sentences

Etymology

A variant of the British 999, originally selected as an appropriate number for rotary-dial telephones and adapted in New Zealand because the formatting on its pulse-dial system made 1 equivalent to 9 as processed by its British-made telecommunications equipment.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

1-1-1 (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

000 105 110 112 119 911 999

Synonyms

111 Emergency Emergency 111

Questions

How do you pronounce 111?
The recorded pronunciation is /wən.wən.wən/.
What does 111 mean?
The telephone number for emergency services in New Zealand and Nauru.
Where does 111 come from?
A variant of the British 999, originally selected as an appropriate number for rotary-dial telephones and adapted in New Zealand because the formatting on its pulse-dial system made 1 equivalent to 9 as processed by its British-made telecommunications equipment.

How to pronounce 111

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