Phrase guide

yellow pages

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A telephone directory that lists commercial organizations, organized by type of organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phonebook, phone book, telephone book, telephone directory

History

Etymology

From such directories being printed on yellow paper.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃頁 /黄页 (huángyè) — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Danish: gule sider — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Dutch: Gouden Gids — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Finnish: keltaiset sivut — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • French: pages jaunes — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Galician: páxinas amarelas — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • German: Gelbe Seiten — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Japanese: イエローページ (ierōpēji) — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Korean: 옐로 페이지 (yello peiji) — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Polish: żółte strony — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Portuguese: páginas amarelas — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Russian: жёлтые страни́цы (žóltye stranícy) — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations
  • Spanish: páginas amarillas — telephone directory that lists commercial organisations