Phrase guide

guest book

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

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noun

Meaning 1

a type of ledger in which visitors to a particular establishment, such as a bed and breakfast or a museum, may leave comments about the establishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a feature of a website performing a similar function to a physical guest book

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հուշամատյան (hušamatyan) — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 留言簿 (liúyánbù) — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Czech: návštěvní kniha — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Danish: gæstebog — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Dutch: gastenboek — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Estonian: külalisraamat — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Finnish: vieraskirja — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • French: livre d’or — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • German: Gästebuch — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Greek: βιβλίο επισκεπτών (vivlío episkeptón) — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Hungarian: vendégkönyv — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Japanese: 宿帳 (yadochō) — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Latvian: viesu grāmata — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjestebok — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Polish: księga gości — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Portuguese: livro de visitas — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Romanian: carte de oaspeți — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Russian: гостева́я кни́га (gostevája kníga) — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Swedish: gästbok — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Tagalog: talaang pampanauhin — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Turkish: ziyaretçi defteri — ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment
  • Czech: návštěvní kniha — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Danish: gæstebog — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Dutch: gastenboek — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Finnish: vieraskirja — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • French: livre d'or — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • German: Gästebuch — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Greek: βιβλίο επισκεπτών (vivlío episkeptón) — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Hungarian: vendégkönyv — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjestebok — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Polish: księga gości — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Portuguese: livro de visitas — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Romanian: carte de oaspeți — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Spanish: libro de visitas — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Swedish: gästbok — website feature functioning like a physical guest book
  • Turkish: ziyaretçi defteri — website feature functioning like a physical guest book