Phrase guide

area code

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Philippines, US

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: code

History

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skakelkode — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Chinese Cantonese: 區號 /区号 (keoi1 hou6) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Chinese Mandarin: 區號 /区号 (qūhào) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Czech: směrové číslo — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Czech: volací kód — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Dutch: netnummer — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Estonian: suunakood — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Finnish: suuntanumero — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • French: indicatif — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • French: préfixe — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • German: Telefonvorwahl — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • German: Vorwahl — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Hindi: एरिया कोड (eriyā koḍ) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Hungarian: körzetszám — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Hungarian: körzethívószám — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Icelandic: svæðisnúmer — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Irish: cód ceantair — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Japanese: 地域番号 (chiiki bangō) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Japanese: エリアコード (eria kōdo) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Korean: 지역번호 (jiyeokbeonho) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Occitan: còdi telefonic — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Polish: numer kierunkowy — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Portuguese: código de área — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Romanian: cod telefonic — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Russian: код го́рода (kod góroda) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Russian: код зо́ны (kod zóny) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Russian: код регио́на (kod regióna) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Serbo-Croatian: позивни број — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Serbo-Croatian: pozivni broj — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Spanish: indicativo — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Spanish: prefijo — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Swedish: riktnummer — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Turkish: alan kodu — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Urdu: ایرِیا کوڈ (eriyā koḍ) — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area
  • Welsh: côd ardal — prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area