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911

[ nahyn-wuhn-wuhn, nahyn-i-lev-uhn ]

  1. (in the United States and Canada) the telephone number used to reach emergency medical, fire, and police services.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of 9111

First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences

Anyone who sees Latorre should call 911, police said.

They discovered their parents’ bodies in the morning and called 911.

Up until she was hired to play overbearing mom Beverly Goldberg on “The Goldbergs,” Wendi McLendon-Covey worked a side job in addition to acting in films like “Bridesmaids” and shows like “Reno 911!”

Even through “Reno 911!” and “Bridesmaids”?

Well, we did it on “Reno 911!” but that was a different thing because we were obviously copying “Cops.”

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