112
English
Etymology
Selected by the European Union as the 3-digit number fastest to dial on cellular and rotary phones without the likelihood of accidental dialing caused by hanging up a landline telephone, sometimes interpreted by phone networks as a 1.
Proper noun
112
- The telephone number for emergency services on all GSM cell phones and in the EU, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Ukraine, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, the Seychelles, Uganda, East Timor, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Vatican City, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Saint Vincent.
- When you call 112 in the United Kingdom, the call is automatically rerouted to 999 operators.
- The telephone number for ambulance services in Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, and Burkina Faso.
- The telephone number for law enforcement in South Korea, Norway, Colombia, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, and Mauritius.
- The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Equatorial Guinea and Nauru.
Hyponyms
- E112
Coordinate terms
- 000 (Australia), 105 (Mongolia), 110 (China, Iran), 111 (NZ), 119 (Japan, Korea), 911 (North America), 999 (UK, Ireland)
Derived terms
- E112, European 112 Day
Translations
Emergency services number — see 911
Anagrams
- 121
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːn.eːnˈtʋeː/, /eː.neːnˈtʋeː/
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Proper noun
112 n
- 112, the pan-European emergency phone number.
Synonyms
- alarmnummer
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/, /ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/
Usage note: '112' can either be pronounced as 'one-one-two' (/ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/) or 'hundred-twelve' (/ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/).
Proper noun
112 n (genitive 112s)
- 112, the pan-European emergency phone number.
Synonyms
- SOS Alarm
- larmnumret
- nödnumret
- nittiotusen (obsolete)
- 90 000 (obsolete)