"3G" meaning in All languages combined

See 3G on Wiktionary

Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /fiː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: Borrowed from English 3G. Etymology templates: {{bor+|yue|en|3G}} Borrowed from English 3G Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 3G
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) 3G (3rd generation cellular communication) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} 3G (not comparable)
  1. (mobile telephony) Abbreviation of 3rd generation, a cellular phone communication standard. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: 3rd generation (extra: a cellular phone communication standard)

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-}} 3G (uncountable)
  1. (Singapore) Abbreviation of 3rd-generation leadership, the People's Action Party cabinet led by Lee Hsien Loong. Tags: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: 3rd-generation leadership (extra: the People's Action Party cabinet led by Lee Hsien Loong) Related terms: 0G, 1G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 2G, 3G+, 4G, 5G
    Sense id: en-3G-en-name-vmrShFtL Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76

Phrase [German]

Audio: De-3G.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} 3G
  1. geimpft, genesen oder getestet (“vaccinated, recovered or tested”) Coordinate_terms: 2G
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