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Definition of 119 - Reverso English Dictionary

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emergency numberemergency phone number in Japan

Dial 119 for an ambulance in Japan.

emergency

hotline

number

ambulance servicestelephone number for ambulance in Cambodia Cameroon Colombia Guinea-Bissau

Call 119 for an ambulance in Cambodia.

firefighting assistancetelephone number for firefighting in China Bolivia Japan South Korea

In case of fire, dial 119 in Japan.

law enforcementtelephone number for police in Jamaica Mozambique Maldives Sri Lanka

Dial 119 for police assistance in Jamaica.

time

Rare

year in the 2nd century

Rare

The year 119 AD was long ago.

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one hundred twenty

numbers

the number following 119 and before 121

Examples of 119 in a sentence

119 is the number to call for emergencies in Japan.
In an emergency, dial 119 in Guinea-Bissau.
119 is the number for ambulance services in Cameroon.
If you see smoke, call 119 immediately.
The emergency number 119 is crucial in South Korea.
In emergencies, residents of Maldives can call 119.

Sri Lanka uses 119 for police-related calls.
In 119, the Roman Empire was vast.
The events of 119 are well documented.

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French:119, numéro d'urgence pour les pompiers dans certains pays, ...
German:119, Polizeinotruf 119, ...
Italian:119, numero dell'ambulanza, ...
Spanish:119, 119 d.C., ...
Portuguese:119, ...
Chinese:119, 报警电话 119, ...
Japanese:119, 119年, ...
Arabic:119, raqam hatif lil isaf, ...
Hebrew:119, מֵאָה תְּשַׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה, ...
Russian:119, номер 119, ...
Ukrainian:119, 119 рік нашої ери, ...
Hindi:119, ...
Bengali:১১৯, ...
Catalan:119, número d'emergències per a ambulàncies, ...
Czech:119, číslo záchranné služby, ...
Danish:119, 119 e.Kr., ...
Dutch:119, brandweernummer, ...
Greek:119, αριθμός κλήσης της πυροσβεστικής, ...
Hungarian:119, mentőhívó szám, ...
Khmer:លេខសង្គ្រោះបន្ទាន់ ១១៩, ១១៩, ...
Korean:119, 경찰 신고 번호, ...
Persian:شماره ۱۱۹, ۱۱۹, ...
Polish:119, sto dziewiętnasty, ...
Portuguese (BR):119, número de emergência dos bombeiros, ...
Romanian:119, ...
Swedish:119, 119 e.Kr., ...
Thai:119, หมายเลขตำรวจ, ...
Turkish:Japonya'da ambulans ve itfaiye için acil numara, 119, ...
Vietnamese:119, số gọi cảnh sát, ...

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