English Explanatory Dictionary

white paper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A document based on research informing and educating a reader regarding a topic, which may also promote a product or a solution.
  2. A parliamentary document announcing or proposing a government policy or action.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, paper.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-white paper.wav

Word forms

white paper white papers whitepaper white-paper

Related words

green paper grey literature

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 白皮書 /白皮书 Danish: hvidbog Dutch: witboek Finnish: valkoinen kirja French: livre blanc German: Weißbuch Hungarian: fehér könyv Indonesian: buku putih Irish: Páipéar Bán Italian: libro bianco Japanese: 白書 Korean: 백서 Macedonian: бела книга Malay: kertas putih Polish: biała księga Portuguese: livro branco Romanian: carte albă Russian: бе́лая кни́га Serbo-Croatian: bijela knjiga Swedish: vitbok
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