9/11 en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌnaɪn.əˈlɛ.vən/
Etymology
From the date September 11 written numerically with the notation used in the United States, in the month–day format.
Meanings
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An event comparable to the September 11 attacks.
Jordanians referred to this horrific event as "their 9-11".
2007, David E. Long, Bernard Reich, Mark Gasiorowski, The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa:"I thought about ... the consequences for me saying I was a part of 9/11. I decided to just put my trust in God and tell the truth and time will tell," he said.
2006 April 14, “Moussaoui says he wants more 9/11s”, in The Age, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2022:But experts who have studied these other "9/11s" say some offer important revelations, by comparison, about how America responded to its own.
2006, Michael Weissenstein, “Nations respond to their '9/11s'”, in International Institute for Strategic Studies, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2008:Drawing a US analogy, he said the weekend’s attack, for Israel, “could be a 9/11 and a Pearl Harbor wrapped into one”.
2023 October 9, Ben Doherty, “Israel military says situation ‘dire’ in south as 260 bodies retrieved from festival”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2023:Eleven million Spaniards responded to "their 9/11" by demonstrating in the rain against terrorism and their government's policies.
2005, Peter H. Merkl, The Rift Between America And Old Europe: The Distracted Eagle, Routledge, page 73:
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(Internet, humorous) A negative event that a person or a group of people have experienced whose impact is, hyperbolically, comparable to that of the September 11 attacks.
9/11 for unfunny people
This was my 9/11.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nine-eleven | alternative | lexicographic | |
| 9/11s | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| 9-11 | alternative | lexicographic | |
| 911 | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
pl 11 września (event comparable to 9/11) · pt Onze de Setembro (event comparable to 9/11) · es 11S (event comparable to 9/11) · hi २६/११ (26/11) (event comparable to 9/11) · es 11-S (event comparable to 9/11) · pt 11 de Setembro (event comparable to 9/11)
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