Phrase guide

white paper

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A document based on research informing and educating a reader regarding a topic, which may also promote a product or a solution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, management, marketing

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A parliamentary document announcing or proposing a government policy or action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: European-Union, Ireland, UK

Topics: government, politics

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, paper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a government report; bound in white

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: white book

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: report, study, written report

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 白皮書 /白皮书 (báipíshū) — marketing document
  • Danish: hvidbog — marketing document
  • Finnish: valkoinen kirja — marketing document
  • Finnish: white paper — marketing document
  • French: livre blanc — marketing document
  • German: Weißbuch — marketing document
  • German: Whitepaper — marketing document
  • Hungarian: fehér könyv — marketing document
  • Italian: libro bianco — marketing document
  • Japanese: 白書 (hakusho) — marketing document
  • Japanese: ホワイトペーパー (howaito-pēpā) — marketing document
  • Macedonian: бела книга (bela kniga) — marketing document
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvitbok — marketing document
  • Polish: biała księga — marketing document
  • Russian: бе́лая кни́га (bélaja kníga) — marketing document
  • Swedish: vitbok — marketing document
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白皮書 /白皮书 (báipíshū) — parliamentary document
  • Danish: hvidbog — parliamentary document
  • Dutch: witboek — parliamentary document
  • Finnish: valkoinen kirja — parliamentary document
  • French: livre blanc — parliamentary document
  • German: Weißbuch — parliamentary document
  • Hungarian: fehér könyv — parliamentary document
  • Indonesian: buku putih — parliamentary document
  • Irish: Páipéar Bán — parliamentary document
  • Italian: libro bianco — parliamentary document
  • Japanese: 白書 (hakusho) — parliamentary document
  • Korean: 백서 (baekseo) — parliamentary document
  • Macedonian: бела книга (bela kniga) — parliamentary document
  • Malay: kertas putih — parliamentary document
  • Polish: biała księga — parliamentary document
  • Portuguese: livro branco — parliamentary document
  • Romanian: carte albă — parliamentary document
  • Russian: бе́лая кни́га (bélaja kníga) — parliamentary document
  • Serbo-Croatian: bijela knjiga — parliamentary document
  • Swedish: vitbok — parliamentary document