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white paper

white paper noun: a document based on research informing and educating a reader regarding a topic, which may also promote a product or a solution.

Noun

white paper (plural white papers)

  1. A document based on research informing and educating a reader regarding a topic, which may also promote a product or a solution.
  2. (European-Union, Ireland, UK) A parliamentary document announcing or proposing a government policy or action.
    • The report of the British Transport Commission to the Minister of Transport on its re-appraisal of the plan for the modernisation of British Railways has been published as a White Paper.1959 August, “Re-appraisal of the Modernisation of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 518
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, paper.

white paper meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian

white paper in Tamil

வௌளை அறிக்கை, தாள்

white paper in Urdu

قرطاس ابیض

white paper in Malay

parliamentary document
kertas putih

white paper in Indonesian

parliamentary document
buku putih

Forms of white paper

pluralwhite papers
alternative formwhitepaper
alternative formwhite-paper

Questions about white paper

What does white paper mean?
White paper means a document based on research informing and educating a reader regarding a topic, which may also promote a product or a solution.
What is white paper in Tamil?
White paper in Tamil is வௌளை அறிக்கை, தாள். See White paper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is white paper?
White paper is a noun.
What is the plural of white paper?
The plural of white paper is white papers.

Words near white paper in the dictionary

  1. white on rice
  2. white out
  3. white owl
  4. white owls
  5. white pages
  6. white paper
  7. white papers
  8. White Park
  9. White Parks
  10. white party
  11. white pea bean

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Adapted from Wiktionary: white paper (page history and authors); white paper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); white paper (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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