119 en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /wən.wən.naɪn/
Etymology
Variant of 911, which see.
Meanings
- The telephone number for law enforcement in Jamaica, Mozambique, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
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The telephone number for ambulance services in Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea and on Taiwan.
119 handles fires and medical emergencies in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea but the police have a separate number, 110.
- The telephone number for firefighting assistance in China, Bolivia, Japan, and South Korea.
- The telephone number for antiterrorist services in Afghanistan.