"119" meaning in English

See 119 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wən.wən.naɪn/
Etymology: Variant of 911, which see. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} 119
  1. The telephone number for law enforcement in Jamaica, Mozambique, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
    Sense id: en-119-en-name-HNbt9kIZ Categories (other): Jamaica, Law enforcement, Maldives, Mozambique, Sri Lanka Disambiguation of Jamaica: 53 3 4 3 37 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 72 5 5 4 14 Disambiguation of Maldives: 100 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Mozambique: 37 27 4 2 31 Disambiguation of Sri Lanka: 83 3 2 1 11
  2. The telephone number for ambulance services in Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea and on Taiwan.
    Sense id: en-119-en-name-SQNNZXcc Categories (other): Cambodia, Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Japan, Mozambique, Taiwan Disambiguation of Cambodia: 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Cameroon: 23 58 5 4 11 Disambiguation of Guinea-Bissau: 5 76 3 4 13 Disambiguation of Indonesia: 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Japan: 1 42 46 3 7 Disambiguation of Mozambique: 37 27 4 2 31 Disambiguation of Taiwan: 0 100 0 0 0
  3. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in China, Bolivia, Japan, and South Korea.
    Sense id: en-119-en-name-LEXuq2N9 Categories (other): Bolivia, China, Firefighting, Japan, South Korea Disambiguation of Bolivia: 7 7 67 5 14 Disambiguation of China: 1 2 91 1 5 Disambiguation of Firefighting: 5 5 65 5 20 Disambiguation of Japan: 1 42 46 3 7 Disambiguation of South Korea: 1 41 56 1 2
  4. The telephone number for antiterrorist services in Afghanistan.
    Sense id: en-119-en-name-2STXFGGl Categories (other): Afghanistan Disambiguation of Afghanistan: 0 0 0 100 0
  5. The telephone number for COVID-19 emergencies in the United Kingdom's Home Counties.
    Sense id: en-119-en-name-9mcrTji- Categories (other): Hot words older than two years, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Coronavirus, Emergency services, Healthcare, Mozambique, Nine, One, Poisons, Telecommunications Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 4 2 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 5 5 4 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 3 3 2 75 Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 10 5 5 5 74 Disambiguation of Emergency services: 12 11 3 8 66 Disambiguation of Healthcare: 16 3 3 2 77 Disambiguation of Mozambique: 37 27 4 2 31 Disambiguation of Nine: 15 16 8 6 56 Disambiguation of One: 15 14 2 2 67 Disambiguation of Poisons: 6 23 23 13 35 Disambiguation of Telecommunications: 13 12 13 14 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: 000 [Australia], 110 [China, Iran], 111 [New-Zealand], 112 [European-Union], 911 [North-America], 999 [Ireland, UK] Coordinate_terms (Mongolia): 105
Disambiguation of 'Mongolia': 23 30 31 4 13
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