"social insurance number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: social insurance numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=social insurance number}} social insurance number (plural social insurance numbers)
  1. (Canada) A nine-digit number issued by the government of Canada to citizens, permanent residents, and some categories of temporary residents, for official identification in the provision of government services and income taxation. Abbreviation: SIN. Wikipedia link: social insurance number Tags: Canada Related terms: social security number [US] Translations (Translations): numéro d’assurance sociale [feminine] (French), NAS [abbreviation, feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-social_insurance_number-en-noun-PPNxUzKj Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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