Meanings
nountelephone directory (plural telephone directories)
plural telephone directories
- A listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.
Synonyms: directory, phonebook, telephone book
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
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Translations
Afrikaans telefoongids
- telefoongidsa listing of telephone subscribers
Arabic دَلِيل هَاتِف, دَلِيلُ الهَاتِف
- دَلِيل هَاتِف (dalīl hātif)a listing of telephone subscribers
- دَلِيلُ الهَاتِف (dalīlu l-hātif)a listing of telephone subscribers
Bulgarian телефо́нен указа́тел
- телефо́нен указа́тел (telefónen ukazátel)a listing of telephone subscribers
Chinese Mandarin 電話簿 /电话簿, 號碼本 /号码本
- 電話簿 /电话簿 (diànhuàbù)a listing of telephone subscribers
- 號碼本 /号码本 (hàomǎběn)a listing of telephone subscribers
- 通訊錄 /通讯录 (tōngxùnlù)a listing of telephone subscribers
Czech telefonní seznam
- telefonní seznama listing of telephone subscribers
Danish telefonbog
- telefonboga listing of telephone subscribers
Dutch telefoongids, telefoonboek
- telefoongidsa listing of telephone subscribers
- telefoonboeka listing of telephone subscribers
Esperanto telefonlibro
- telefonlibroa listing of telephone subscribers
Estonian telefoniraamat
- telefoniraamata listing of telephone subscribers
Finnish puhelinluettelo
- puhelinluetteloa listing of telephone subscribers
French annuaire téléphonique, annuaire
- annuaire téléphoniquea listing of telephone subscribers
- annuairea listing of telephone subscribers
German Telefonbuch
- Telefonbucha listing of telephone subscribers
Greek τηλεφωνικός κατάλογος
- τηλεφωνικός κατάλογος (tilefonikós katálogos)a listing of telephone subscribers
Hindi टेलीफ़ोन निर्देशिका
- टेलीफ़ोन निर्देशिका (ṭelīfon nirdeśikā)a listing of telephone subscribers
Hungarian telefonkönyv, távbeszélő-névsor
- telefonkönyva listing of telephone subscribers
- távbeszélő-névsora listing of telephone subscribers
Icelandic símaskrá
- símaskráa listing of telephone subscribers
Indonesian buku telepon
- buku telepona listing of telephone subscribers
Irish eolaí teileafóin, leabhar fóin
- eolaí teileafóina listing of telephone subscribers
- leabhar fóina listing of telephone subscribers
Italian elenco telefonico
- elenco telefonicoa listing of telephone subscribers
Japanese 電話帳
- 電話帳 (denwachō)a listing of telephone subscribers
Korean 전화번호부
- 전화번호부 (jeonhwabeonhobu)a listing of telephone subscribers
Māori pukapuka waea
- pukapuka waeaa listing of telephone subscribers
Norwegian Bokmål telefonkatalog
- telefonkataloga listing of telephone subscribers
Polish książka telefoniczna
- książka telefonicznaa listing of telephone subscribers
Portuguese lista telefônica, catálogo telefônico
- lista telefônicaa listing of telephone subscribers
- catálogo telefônicoa listing of telephone subscribers
Romanian carte de telefon, carte cu numere de telefon
- carte de telefona listing of telephone subscribers
- carte cu numere de telefona listing of telephone subscribers
Russian телефо́нная кни́га, телефо́нный спра́вочник
- телефо́нная кни́га (telefónnaja kníga)a listing of telephone subscribers
- телефо́нный спра́вочник (telefónnyj správočnik)a listing of telephone subscribers
Slovak telefónny zoznam
- telefónny zoznama listing of telephone subscribers
Spanish directorio telefónico, agenda telefónica
- directorio telefónicoa listing of telephone subscribers
- agenda telefónicaa listing of telephone subscribers
- guía telefónicaa listing of telephone subscribers
Swedish telefonkatalog
- telefonkataloga listing of telephone subscribers
Thai สมุดโทรศัพท์
- สมุดโทรศัพท์ (sà-mùt-too-rá-sàp)a listing of telephone subscribers
Turkish telefon rehberi
- telefon rehberia listing of telephone subscribers
Ukrainian телефо́нний дові́дник, телефо́нна кни́жка
- телефо́нний дові́дник (telefónnyj dovídnyk)a listing of telephone subscribers
- телефо́нна кни́жка (telefónna knýžka)a listing of telephone subscribers
Vietnamese sổ tra số điện thoại
- sổ tra số điện thoạia listing of telephone subscribers
Welsh llyfr teleffon, llyfr ffôn
- llyfr teleffona listing of telephone subscribers
- llyfr ffôna listing of telephone subscribers
Cite this entry
APA
telephone directory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20directory
MLA
“telephone directory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20directory. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telephone directory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20directory.
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