area code

Definition of Area Code in English :

1. area code

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Area Code

noun

a number prefixed to an individual telephone number: used in making long-distance calls

any of the three-digit telephone codes assigned to each of the areas into which the U.S., Canada, etc. are divided

n.

1. The first three digits of a ten-digit phone number in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, associated with a specific geographical area.

2. A similar number of varying length associated with a geographic area within a country in another part of the world.