Phrase guide

telephone directory

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phonebook, phone book, telephone book

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: directory

Narrower terms: white pages, yellow pages

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: telefoongids — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Arabic: دَلِيل هَاتِف (dalīl hātif) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Arabic: دَلِيل الهَاتِف (dalīl al-hātif) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Belarusian: тэлефо́нны даве́днік (teljefónny davjédnik) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Belarusian: тэлефо́нная кні́жка (teljefónnaja knížka) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Belarusian: тэлефо́нная кні́га (teljefónnaja kníha) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Bulgarian: телефо́нен указа́тел (telefónen ukazátel) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電話簿 /电话簿 (diànhuàbù) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 號碼本 /号码本 (hàomǎběn) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 通訊錄 /通讯录 (tōngxùnlù) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Czech: telefonní seznam — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Danish: telefonbog — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Dutch: telefoongids — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Dutch: telefoonboek — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Esperanto: telefonlibro — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Estonian: telefoniraamat — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Finnish: puhelinluettelo — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • French: annuaire téléphonique — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • French: annuaire — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Georgian: სატელეფონო ცნობარი (saṭelepono cnobari) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Georgian: ტელეფონის წიგნი (ṭeleponis c̣igni) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • German: Telefonbuch — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Greek: τηλεφωνικός κατάλογος (tilefonikós katálogos) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Hungarian: telefonkönyv — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Hungarian: távbeszélő-névsor — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Icelandic: símaskrá — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Indonesian: buku telepon — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Irish: eolaí teileafóin — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Irish: leabhar fóin — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Italian: elenco telefonico — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Japanese: 電話帳 (denwachō) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Korean: 전화번호부 (jeonhwabeonhobu) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Macedonian: телефо́нски именик (telefónski imenik) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Māori: pukapuka waea — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Mongolian: утасны дэвтэр (utasny devter) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Norman: almonnas d'téléphone — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Norwegian Bokmål: telefonkatalog — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Iranian Persian: دَفْتَرِ تِلِفُن (daftar-e telefon) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Iranian Persian: دَفْتَرْچِهٔ تِلِفُن (daftarče-ye telefon) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Polish: książka telefoniczna — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Portuguese: lista telefônica — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Portuguese: catálogo telefônico — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Romanian: carte de telefon — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Romanian: carte cu numere de telefon — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Russian: телефо́нная кни́га (telefónnaja kníga) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Russian: телефо́нный спра́вочник (telefónnyj správočnik) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Serbo-Croatian: телефонски именик — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Serbo-Croatian: telefonski imenik — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Slovak: telefónny zoznam — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Slovene: telefonski imenik — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Lower Sorbian: telefonowe knigły — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Upper Sorbian: telefonowa kniha — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Spanish: directorio telefónico — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Spanish: agenda telefónica — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Spanish: guía telefónica — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Swedish: telefonkatalog — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Turkish: telefon rehberi — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Ukrainian: телефо́нний дові́дник (telefónnyj dovídnyk) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Ukrainian: телефо́нна кни́жка (telefónna knýžka) — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Welsh: llyfr teleffon — a listing of telephone subscribers
  • Welsh: llyfr ffôn — a listing of telephone subscribers