area code
A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical areaA prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.
» Do I have to dial the area code, too?
Muss ich auch die Vorwahl wählen?
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, Philippines, US)A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.
Telefonvorwahl, Vorwahl
код го́родаkod góroda, код зо́ныkod zóny, код регио́наkod regióna
a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
Examples
4 sentencesDo I have to dial the area code, too?
deMuss ich auch die Vorwahl wählen?
Yanni lives in a town with a completely different area code.
This means that the area code must be dialed, even for local calls.
My home phone number is, area code two-oh-one, one-two-three, four-five-six-seven.
deMeine private Telefonnummer ist: Vorwahl zwei - null - eins, dann eins - zwei -drei, vier - fünf - sechs - sieben.