yellow pages

or Yellow Pages

pl.n.

A volume or section of a telephone directory that lists businesses, services, or products alphabetically according to field.

[So called because they are usually printed on yellow paper.]

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Yellow Pages

pl n

(Telecommunications) trademark a classified telephone directory, often printed on yellow paper, that lists subscribers by the business or service provided

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yel′low pag`es

n.pl.
(often caps.)

a classified telephone directory or section of a directory listing subscribers, generally for a fee, by the type of business or service they offer, usu. printed on yellow paper. Compare white pages.

[1950–55]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

yellow pages - 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

phone book, phonebook, telephone book, telephone directory - a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers

Translations

®يَلُو بِيجِز

Zlaté stránky

de gule sider

keltaiset sivut

Žute stranice

イエローページ®

옐로우 페이지스

справочник «Желтые страницы»

Gula Sidorna

สมุดโทรศัพท์ฉบับโฆษณาสินค้า

Sarı Sayfalar

Quyển Những Trang Vàng

电话黄页

Yellow Pages

® npl (Telec) the Yellow Pages → le pagine gialle ®

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

yellow pages

→ ®يَلُو بِيجِز Zlaté stránky de gule sider Gelbe Seiten Χρυσός Οδηγός páginas amarillas keltaiset sivut pages jaunes Žute stranice Pagine Gialle イエローページ® 옐로우 페이지스 Gouden Gids gule sider żółte strony Páginas Amarelas справочник «Желтые страницы» Gula Sidorna สมุดโทรศัพท์ฉบับโฆษณาสินค้า Sarı Sayfalar Quyển Những Trang Vàng 电话黄页

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