nine-eleven

== English == === Alternative forms === 911, 9-11, nine-eleven === Etymology === From the date September 11 written in numbers according the format often used in the United States, which puts the month before the day. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naɪn.əˈlɛ.vən/ Rhymes: -ɛvən === Proper noun === 9/11 September 11, 2001; The date of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States. (metonymic) The attacks themselves. ==== Usage notes ==== The pronunciation /naɪn.wʌnˈwʌn/ ("nine-one-one") is usually used for the telephone number 911 instead of the date. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === 9/11 (plural 9/11s) September 11, a date of the calender. An event comparable to the September 11 attacks. (Internet slang, 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. ==== Synonyms ==== September eleventh ==== Translations ==== === See also === Roman Empire Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year === Further reading === September 11 attacks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === 119