telephone directory

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telephone directory

noun telephone directories

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

    Similar: directory, phonebook, telephone book

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noun a listing of telephone subscribers

Españoldirectorio telefónico, agenda telefónica, guía telefónica
한국어전화번호부 jeonhwabeonhobu
日本語電話帳 denwachō
中文電話簿 /电话簿 diànhuàbù, 號碼本 /号码本 hàomǎběn, 通訊錄 /通讯录 tōngxùnlù
हिन्दीटेलीफ़ोन निर्देशिका ṭelīfon nirdeśikā
Portuguêslista telefônica, catálogo telefônico
Françaisannuaire téléphonique, annuaire
DeutschTelefonbuch
Italianoelenco telefonico
Ελληνικάτηλεφωνικός κατάλογος tilefonikós katálogos
Românăcarte de telefon, carte cu numere de telefon
Русскийтелефо́нная кни́га telefónnaja kníga, телефо́нный спра́вочник telefónnyj správočnik
Tiếng Việtsổ tra số điện thoại
العربيةدَلِيل هَاتِف dalīl hātif, دَلِيلُ الهَاتِف dalīlu l-hātif

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@misc{telephone_directory_2026,
  title = {telephone directory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telephone%20directory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}