dialling code

British

noun

a sequence of numbers which are dialled for connection with another exchange before an individual subscriber's telephone number is dialled

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A group called Gen Z 212 - the number is a reference to the country's international dialling code - has been coordinating the demonstrations through the gaming and streaming platform Discord, as well as TikTok and Instagram.

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Organisers of the youth-led protest movement known as GenZ 212 - the number refers to Morocco's international dialling code - have distanced themselves from the violence.

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In April 2019, he created a contact with the +98 dialling code for Iran, the court has heard.

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Mr Khalife's trial heard that, in April 2019, he created a contact with the +98 dialling code for Iran.

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After a few years she returned home and recorded her debut EP 029 - named after Cardiff dialling code 02920 - at Cardiff's Silk Crayon Studios.

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