"111" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /wən.wən.wən/ [New-Zealand], /trɪpəl.wən/ [New-Zealand] Forms: 1-1-1 [alternative]
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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} 111
  1. The telephone number for emergency services in New Zealand and Nauru.
    Sense id: en-111-en-name-CwZ463De Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Hindu-Arabic script, New Zealand English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emergency services, Firefighting, Healthcare, Law enforcement, Nauru, New Zealand, One, Poisons, Telecommunications Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Hindu-Arabic script: 46 54 Disambiguation of New Zealand English: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Emergency services: 84 16 Disambiguation of Firefighting: 59 41 Disambiguation of Healthcare: 93 7 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 55 45 Disambiguation of Nauru: 77 23 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 89 11 Disambiguation of One: 92 8 Disambiguation of Poisons: 55 45 Disambiguation of Telecommunications: 59 41
  2. The telephone number for ambulance services in Papua New Guinea. Coordinate_terms (Mongolia): 105
    Sense id: en-111-en-name-yUkKJQN~ Categories (other): Hindu-Arabic script, Papua New Guinea, Poisons Disambiguation of Hindu-Arabic script: 46 54 Disambiguation of Papua New Guinea: 12 88 Disambiguation of Poisons: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'Mongolia': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 111 Emergency, Emergency 111 Coordinate_terms: 000 [Australia], 110 [China, Iran], 112 [European-Union], 119 [Japan, South-Korea], 911 [North-America], 999 [Ireland, UK]
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