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dialling code

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Stadium 974 - named after Qatar's international dialling code and the number of shipping containers used in its construction - was one of seven grounds built for the tournament, while an eighth was extensively redeveloped.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

The town may have a DD postcode and a Dundee dialling code, but it is a part of Fife, and not subject to the same forthcoming restrictions as its neighbour across the water.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2020

International dialling code: +1 664 Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor Peter Waterworth The island's public radio station, Radio Montserrat, broadcasts a full-service format of news, volcanic activity reports, music and entertainment.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2011

It will grant the South Sudanese a dialling code, replacing Sudan’s +249.

From Economist • Mar. 10, 2011

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