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List of encyclopedias by language


List of encyclopedias by language


This is a list of encyclopedias by language.

Albanian

Encyclopedias written in Albanian.

  • Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary (Albanian: Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar): published by Academy of Sciences of Albania;
    • First Edition (1985; FESH)
    • New Edition (2008/09; Botimi i ri, FESH II)
  • Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Albanian edition, 1984): the first encyclopedia published in Albanian
  • Albanian Wikipedia (Wikipedia shqip)
  • Encyclopedia of Albanian Art (Albanian: Enciklopedia e Artit Shqiptar)

Arabic

Encyclopedias written in Arabic.

  • Global Arabic Encyclopedia
  • King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Arabic Health Encyclopedia
  • Marefa
  • Mawdoo3
  • Arabic Wikipedia

Armenian

Encyclopedias written in Armenian.

  • Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
  • Armenian Wikipedia
  • Western Armenian Wikipedia

Azerbaijani

Encyclopedias written in Azerbaijani.

  • Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia
  • National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan
  • Azerbaijani Wikipedia
  • South Azerbaijani Wikipedia

Balinese

Encyclopedias written in Balinese

  • Balinese Wikipedia

Basque

Encyclopedias written in Basque

  • Basque Wikipedia
  • Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia

Belarusian

Encyclopedias written in Belarusian

  • Belarusian Encyclopedia (1996–2004) (Беларуская энцыклапедыя)
  • Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1976) (Беларуская савецкая энцыклапедыя)

Bengali

  • Bishwakosh: 22 volumes, edited by Rangalal Mukhopadhyay, Troilokyanath Mukhopadhyay and Nagendranath Basu
  • Banglapedia
  • Bengali Wikipedia
  • Islami Bishwakosh

Bulgarian

Encyclopedias written in Bulgarian.

  • Concise Bulgarian Encyclopedia (Кратка българска енциклопедия; 1963–1969)
  • Danchovi Bros Bulgarian Encyclopedia (Българска енциклопедия на Братя Данчови; 1936)
  • Encyclopedia Bulgaria (1981–1997) (Енциклопедия България)
  • Bulgarian Wikipedia (Уикипедия на български език)

Catalan

Encyclopedias written in Catalan.

  • Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (Catalan Encyclopedia)
  • Catalan Wikipedia

Chinese

Encyclopedias written in Chinese.

Croatian

Encyclopedias written in Croatian.

  • Enciklopedija hrvatske umjetnosti (1995–1996) (Encyclopedia of Croatian Art)
  • Filmska enciklopedija (1986–1990) (Film Encyclopedia)
  • General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute (Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda)
  • Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
  • Hrvatska enciklopedija (1999–2007) (Croatian Encyclopedia)
  • Istarska enciklopedija (2005) (Istrian Encyclopedia)
  • Krležijana (1993–1999) (Encyclopedia of Miroslav Krleža)
  • Medicinska enciklopedija (1967–1986) (Medical Encyclopedia)
  • Pomorska enciklopedija (1972–1989) (Naval Encyclopedia)
  • Proleksis Encyclopedia (Proleksis enciklopedija)
  • Tehnička enciklopedija (1963–1997) (Technical Encyclopedia)
  • Croatian Wikipedia (Wikipedija na hrvatskom jeziku)

Czech

Encyclopedias written in Czech.

  • Riegrův slovník naučný (11 volumes, 1860–1874, supplement vol. 1890, online)
  • Stručný všeobecný slovník věcný (9 volumes, 1874–1885, online)
  • Otto's encyclopedia (Ottův slovník naučný, 28 vols., 1888–1909, 12 supplement vols., Ottův slovník naučný nové doby (incomplete), 1930–1943, volumes 1–28 online)
  • Příruční slovník všeobecných vědomostí (2 volumes, 1882–1887, editor Josef Rank, vol 1 online)
  • Masarykův slovník naučný (7 volumes, 1925–1933)
  • B. Kočího Malý slovník naučný (2 volumes, 1925–1929, online)
  • Nový velký ilustrovaný Slovník naučný (22 volumes, 1929–1934, online)
  • Komenského slovník naučný (10 volumes, 1937–1938)
  • Příruční slovník naučný (PSN, 4 volumes, 1962–1967)
  • Malý encyklopedický slovník A-Ž (1 volume, 1972)
  • Ilustrovaný encyklopedický slovník (IES, 3 volumes, 1980–1982)
  • Malá československá encklopedie (MČSE, 6 volumes, 1984–1987)
  • Diderot (8 volumes, 1999–2000)
  • Universum (10 volumes, 1999–2001)
  • Czech Wikipedia (2002–)

Danish

Encyclopedias written in Danish.

  • Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
  • Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
  • Danish Wikipedia

Dutch

Encyclopedias written in Dutch.

  • Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie (abbr. E.N.S.I.E., "First Dutch Systematically Arranged Encyclopaedia")
  • Grote Nederlandse Larousse Encyclopedie (1971–1979)
  • Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie (1974–1980)
  • Oosthoek's Geïllustreerde Encyclopaedie (1916–1923; 7th ed. 1976–1981)
  • Winkler Prins Geïllustreerde Encyclopaedie (1870–1882; 2nd ed. 1884–1888)
  • Dutch Wikipedia (Nederlandstalige Wikipedia)

Egyptian Arabic

  • Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia: a Wikipedia encyclopedia written in Egyptian Arabic language.

English

Encyclopedias written in English.

  • Academic American Encyclopedia
  • American Heritage New Pictorial Encyclopedic Guide to the United States (1965)
  • The American Peoples Encyclopedia (1948–1976); the 1948 edition was a 20-volume set published by Spencer Press, Inc., marketed by Sears Roebuck and Company; the 1962 edition was a revised 20-volume set published by Grolier Incorporated, and marketed by its subsidiary, The Richards Company, Inc.
  • Asian Encyclopedia of Law: legal encyclopedia from Lawi
  • Banglapedia: national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, available in English and Bengali
  • Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia (1889), American encyclopedia and miscellany
  • Book of Knowledge
  • Britannica Junior
  • British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: 1809, 6 volumes
  • The British Encyclopedia: 1933, 10 volumes
  • Cambridge Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Cambridge University Press
  • Canadian Encyclopedia: originally a multi-volume print encyclopedia from Hurtig Publishers focusing on Canadian topics (founded 1985); now a free, online-only publication of the Historica Dominion Institute
  • Chambers's Encyclopaedia (1859–1979)
  • The Children's Encyclopedia
  • Collier's Encyclopedia (1951–1998)
  • Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland: one-volume encyclopedia
  • Columbia Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Columbia University Press
  • The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge (1891)
  • Compton's Encyclopedia: 26-volume encyclopedia
  • Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1728–1788)
  • Dictionary of the Middle Ages (1982–1989)
  • The Domestic Encyclopedia (1802, Am. editions 1803, 1821)
  • Encarta, digital multimedia encyclopedia by Microsoft
  • Encyclopædia Biblica: published in 1899
  • Encyclopædia Britannica: in print 1768–2010, online since 1994; see also the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
  • Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite: available on DVD
  • Encyclopædia Iranica: history and contemporary topics related to Iranian peoples
  • Encyclopedia Americana
  • Encyclopedia Judaica: 26-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and Judaism
  • Encyclopedia of Associations: also available online as Associations Unlimited
  • Encyclopedia of Distances: Springer-Verlag 2009
  • Encyclopedia of Law: 120.000-entry legal encyclopedia with a legal dictionary and legal thesaurus
  • Encyclopedia of Life: online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document all of the living species known to science
  • Encyclopedia MDPI: online encyclopedia focusing on scientific topics and is aimed at the scholarly community
  • Encyclopedia of New Zealand: country-specific historical encyclopedia, with contemporary topics
  • Encyclopaedia of Wales: one volume, also available in Welsh
  • Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia
  • Global Encyclopedia: Grolier publication during the 1980s
  • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia (1802, second edition 1811)
  • Lexicon Technicum (1704–1744)
  • Low's Encyclopaedia (1805–1811)
  • Merit Students Encyclopedia (1967–1992)
  • The Minor Encyclopedia (1803)
  • National Geographic Encyclopedia
  • New American Cyclopedia (1857–1866)
  • New American Desk Encyclopedia: small paperback encyclopedia
  • New International Encyclopaedia (1902–1927)
  • The Nuttall Encyclopaedia: 1900
  • Oracle Encyclopædia: five-volume encyclopedia published in 1895
  • Pears Cyclopaedia: one-volume encyclopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom (1897–2017)
  • The Penguin Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia published by the Penguin Group
  • The Poets' Encyclopedia
  • Random House Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Random House
  • TV Tropes (2004)
  • The Volume Library by Southwestern, 3-volume compendium with aspects of dictionary, almanac and encyclopedia
  • English Wikipedia (2001)
    • Simple English Wikipedia (2003)
  • World Book Encyclopedia: world's best selling print encyclopedia

Esperanto

Encyclopedias written in Esperanto.

  • Enciklopedio de Esperanto: two-volume encyclopedia about Esperanto issues (Budapest 1934); reprint in one volume, without the illustrations (1986)
  • Esperanto en perspektivo: encyclopedic handbook about Esperanto issues (Rotterdam and London 1974)
  • Esperanto Wikipedia (2001)

Estonian

Encyclopedias written in Estonian.

  • Eesti Entsüklopeedia (1932–1937)
  • Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia (1968–1976)
  • Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia (ENE) (1985–1990) / Eesti entsüklopeedia (EE) (1990–2006)
  • Eesti Üleüldise teaduse raamat ehk encyklopädia konversationi-lexikon: by Karl August Hermann (1900–1906)
  • ENEKE (1982–1986)
  • Estonica
  • TEA entsüklopeedia (2008)
  • Estonian Wikipedia (2002)

Finnish

Encyclopedias written in Finnish.

  • Facta (1969–1974)
  • Facta 2001
  • Factum (2003–2005)
  • Iso tietosanakirja (1931–1958)
  • Otavan iso tietosanakirja – Encyclopedia Fennica (1960–1965)
  • Pieni tietosanakirja (1925–1928)
  • Spectrum Tietokeskus (1976–1987)
  • Tiedon Värikäs Maailma (1972–1980)
  • Tietosanakirja (1909–1922)
  • Uusi tietosanakirja (1929)
  • Uusi Tietosanakirja (1960–1972)
  • Finnish Wikipedia (Suomenkielinen Wikipedia)

French

Encyclopedias written in French.

  • Claude Augé Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré
  • Découvertes Gallimard: illustrated encyclopaedia in pocket format (1986–)
  • Encyclopædia Britannica: translated into French
  • Encyclopædia Universalis (1968–)
  • Encyclopédie (1751–1772)
  • Encyclopédie berbère (1984–)
  • Encyclopédie Méthodique: Panckoucke; 1782–1832
  • Encyclopédie nouvelle: Pierre Leroux and Jean Reynaud; 1839–1840
  • Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse
  • Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle: by Pierre Larousse (17 volumes 1866–1877); really an encyclopedia despite its name
  • Grand Larousse encyclopédique (1960–1964)
  • La Grande Encyclopédie: general secretaries of the editorial board Ferdinand-Camille Dreyfus and André Berthelot (31 volumes 1886–1902)
  • Nouveau Larousse illustré (1897–1904)
  • French Wikipedia (Wikipédia francophone)

Galician

Encyclopedias written in Galician.

  • Enciclopedia Galega Universal: on paper and online
  • Gran Enciclopedia Galega Silverio Cañada: on paper and DVD
  • Galician Wikipedia (Wikipedia en galego)

Georgian

Encyclopedias written in Georgian.

  • Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia

German

Encyclopedias written in German.

  • The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture (1886–1902)
  • Bertelsmann Lexikothek (1967)
  • Brockhaus Enzyklopädie: in print 1796–2006, online-only since 2014
  • Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten (1796–1808; see Brockhaus)
  • Der kleine Brockhaus (1925–1962, a shorter encyclopedia published by F. A. Brockhaus AG)
  • Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon (1751–1754)
  • Herders Konversations-Lexikon (1854–1857; 2nd ed. 1875–1879)
  • Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1839–1855; 5th ed. 1893–1897)
  • Oekonomische Encyklopädie (General System of State, City, Home and Agriculture) Editor Johann Georg Krünitz (242 Volumes 1773–1858)
  • Pierers Universal-Lexikon (1824–1836; 7th ed. 1888–1893)
  • German Wikipedia (Deutsche Wikipedia)

Greek

Encyclopedias written in Greek.

  • Encyclopedic lexicon: by P. Gerakakis, I–V volumes, 1861–1865 (Γερακάκης, Πέτρος. Λεξικόν εγκυκλοπαίδειας: περιέχον τα κυριωτέρα των επιστημών και τεχνών)
  • Helios: Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν, Ήλιος (1945)
  • Papyrus Larousse Britannica: Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάννικα (1975–2004)
  • Suda: historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world (10th century)
  • Greek Wikipedia (Ελληνική Βικιπαίδεια)

Gujarati

Encyclopedias written in Gujarati.

  • Bhagavadgomandal: completed around by Bhagvatsingh of Gondal with the help of his education minister Chandulal Patel
  • Gujarati Vishwakosh (1985–2009)

Hebrew

Encyclopedias written in Hebrew.

  • Encyclopaedia Hebraica
  • Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
  • Encyclopaedia Biblica (Israel)
  • Encyclopedia Talmudit
  • Hebrew Wikipedia

Hindi

Encyclopedias written in Hindi.

  • Agropedia
  • Hindi Wikipedia
  • Hindi Vishvakosh (1969–1970)
  • VIGYANLY
  • Hindi translation complete

Hungarian

Encyclopedias written in Hungarian.

  • List of Hungarian encyclopedias

Icelandic

Encyclopedias written in Icelandic.

  • Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin A-Ö

Ido

Encyclopedias written in Ido.

  • Ido Wikipedia

Indonesian

Encyclopedias written in Indonesian language.

  • Ensiklopedi Ekonomi Bisnis dan Manajemen
  • Ensiklopedi Indonesia
  • Ensiklopedi Indonesia Seri Fauna
  • Ensiklopedi Indonesia Seri Geografi
  • Ensiklopedia Indonesia
  • Ensiklopedi Islam
  • Ensiklopedi Nasional Indonesia
  • Ensiklopedi politik
  • Ensiklopedi umum dalam bahasa Indonesia
  • Indonesian Wikipedia (Wikipedia in Indonesia)

Italian

Encyclopedias written in Italian.

  • Conoscere (1958–1963)
  • Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
  • Dizionario enciclopedico italiano (1955–)
  • Dizionario enciclopedico universale (1995), two-volume Corriere della Sera encyclopedia
  • Dizionario storico della Svizzera
  • Enciclopedia Biografica Universale, Treccani
  • Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti (1929–1960)
  • Federico II. Enciclopedia fridericiana, three-volume encyclopaedic work, entirely devoted to the emperor Frederick II and his time
  • Vita meravigliosa
  • Italian Wikipedia (Wikipedia in italiano)

Japanese

Encyclopedias written in Japanese.

  • The Heibonsha World Encyclopedia (世界大百科事典 Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten)
  • Japanese Wikipedia

Kazakh

Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh.

  • Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Korean

Encyclopedias written in Korean.

  • Doosan Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
  • Global World Encyclopedia
  • Great Korean Encyclopedia
  • Jibong yuseol
  • Kwangmyong Encyclopedia
  • Korean Wikipedia
  • Namuwiki

Kurdish

Encyclopedias written in Kurdish.

  • Kurdistanica (1992)

Kyrgyz

Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz.

  • Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia
  • National encyclopedia «Kyrgyzstan»
  • «Manas» encyclopedia

Latin

Encyclopedias written in Latin.

  • De proprietatibus rerum: of Bartholomeus Anglicus
  • Etymologiae: of Isidore of Seville
  • Fons memorabilium universi: of Domenico Bandini of Arezzo
  • Liber de natura rerum: of Thomas of Cantimpré
  • Naturalis Historia: of Pliny the Elder
  • Nine Books of Disciplines: by Marcus Terentius Varro
  • Speculum Maius: of Vincent of Beauvais
  • Latin Wikipedia

Latvian

Encyclopedias written in Latvian.

  • Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca, 1927–1940
  • Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija, 1981–1988
  • Latvian Wikipedia (2003)

Leonese

Encyclopedias written in Leonese.

  • Llionpedia (2009)

Lithuanian

Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.

Macedonian

Encyclopedias written in Macedonian.

  • Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia: Macedonian edition; the first encyclopedia published in Macedonian
  • Macedonian Wikipedia (Википедија)

Malagasy

Encyclopedias written in Malagasy.

  • Rakibolana Rakipahalalana
  • Malagasy Wikipedia

Malayalam

Encyclopedias written in Malayalam.

  • Malayalam Britannica
  • Puranic Encyclopedia Vettom Mani: published By DC Books
  • Sarva Vijyana Kosham
  • Viswa Sahitya Vijnanakosam
  • Malayalam Wikipedia

Marathi

Encyclopedias written in Marathi.

  • Marathi Vishwakosh - Original Edition (22 Volumes मराठी विश्वकोश मूळ आवृत्ती)
  • Marathi Vishwakosh - Original Edition: published online by Marathi Language Department, State Government of Maharashtra (मराठी विश्वकोश ज्ञानमंडळ आवृत्ती )

Norwegian

Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.

  • Caplex
  • Store norske leksikon
  • Norwegian Wikipedia

Persian

Encyclopedias written in Persian.

  • Dehkhoda Dictionary (Loghatnameh Dehkhoda)
  • Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature
  • Encyclopedia of Iran and Islam
  • The Encyclopedia of Iranian Old Music (2000)
  • Encyclopedia of Islam World
  • Encyclopedia Islamica
  • The Persian Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia of Sophistication (2003)
  • Treasure Box of Knowledge (1993)
  • Persian Wikipedia (2004)

Polish

Encyclopedias written in Polish.

  • Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica - Polish edition): 49 vols (1997–2005)
  • Encyklopedia białych plam: 20 vols (2000–2006)
  • Encyklopedia nowej generacji E2.0 (2008)
  • Encyklopedia ogólna wiedzy ludzkiej: 12 vols (1872–1877)
  • Encyklopedia podręczna ilustrowana według 2 najnowszego wydania "Macierzy Polskiej" we Lwowie, uzupełniona i opracowana do użytku naszych czytelników: 4 vols (1906)
  • Encyklopedia Polski (Encyclopedia of Poland; 1996)
  • Encyklopedia popularna ilustrowana treść wszystkich gałęzi wiedzy ludzkiej, podana przystępnie 4 vols (1909–1912)
  • Encyklopedia Powszechna Kieszonkowa (1888)
  • Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN: 4 vols (1973–1976)
  • Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN: 30 vols (2009–2010)
  • Encyklopedia Powszechna Ultima Thule: 10 vols (1927–1939)
  • Encyklopedia staropolska ilustrowana: 4 vols (1900–1903)
  • Great Encyclopedia of PWN (Wielka Encyklopedia PWN): 31 vols (2001–2005)
  • Great Universal Encyclopedia of PWN (Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN) : 12 vols (1962–1970)
  • Ilustrowana encyklopedia: 6 vols (1925–1938)
  • Internet PWN Encyclopedia (Internetowa encyklopedia PWN): also referred to as Nowa Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN; a free Internet encyclopedia published by PWN
  • Nowa Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN: 8 vols (2004)
  • Nowe Ateny Albo Akademiia Wszelkiej Sciencyi Pełna, Na Różne Tytuły Jak Na Classes Podzielona, Mądrym Dla Memoryjału, Idiotom Dla Nauki, Politykom Dla Praktyki, Melankolikom Dla Rozrywki Erygowana (1745–1746)
  • Popularna encyklopedia powszechna 20 vols (1994–1998)
  • S.Orgelbranda Encyklopedia Powszechna: edition I (1859–1868), edition II (1872–1876), edition III (1898, Orgelbranda Encyklopedia powszechna z ilustracjami i mapami); 28 vols
  • Wielka encyklopedia Oxford: 20 vols (2008)
  • Wielka encyklopedia powszechna ilustrowana: 55 vols (1890–1914)
  • Wielka ilustrowana encyklopedia powszechna: 20 vols (1929–1938)
  • Zbiór potrzebniejszych wiadomości (1781)
  • Polish Wikipedia

Portuguese

Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.

  • Barsa -
  • Biblioteca Universal: published by Texto Editora (paper, multimedia and online)
  • Diciopédia: published by Porto Editora (multimedia and online)
  • Enciclopédia Luso-Brasileira de Cultura: published by Editorial Verbo (1963–1995); 22 volumes
  • Enciclopédia Verbo Edição Século XXI: published by Editorial Verbo (since 1998); 29 volumes
  • Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira: 40 volumes and later supplements (since 1936)
  • Infopédia: published by Porto Editora (online)
  • Portuguese Wikipedia

Romanian

Encyclopedias written in Romanian.

  • Dicționar enciclopedic român (1962–1966)
  • Enciclopedia Cugetarea (1940, 1999)
  • Enciclopedia Română (1899–1904)
  • Lexiconul Tehnic Român (1948–1968)
  • Romanian Wikipedia

Also, encyclopedias written in Moldavian:

  • Encyclopedia of Literature and Art of Moldavia ("Enciclopedia literaturii și a artei din Moldova"): a two-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1985-1986
  • Moldavian Soviet Encyclopedia ("Enciclopedia sovietico-moldoveană"): an eight-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1970-1981
  • Popular Medical Encyclopedia ("Enciclopedia medicală curentă"): a one-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1984
  • Moldavian Wikipedia (closed)

Russian

  • Encyclopedias written in Russian.
  • Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона, 1890–1906)
  • Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (Энциклопедия отечественной мультипликации)
  • Encyclopedic lexicon (Энциклопедический лексикон): not finished, letters А–Д (1834–1841)
  • Geographical-statistical dictionary of Russian Empire (Географическо-статистический словарь Российской Империи) (1863–1885)
  • Great Russian Encyclopedia (Большая Российская энциклопедия, БРЭ)
  • Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Большая Советская энциклопедия, БСЭ)
  • Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary (Советский Энциклопедический Словарь, СЭС)
  • Russian Wikipedia (Русская Википедия)

Sanskrit

Encyclopedias written in Sanskrit

  • Brihat Samhita:of Varāhamihira
  • Siribhoovalaya:of Kumudendu Muni
  • Sanskrit Wikipedia
  • Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra

Serbian

Encyclopedias written in Serbian.

  • Encyclopædia Britannica (concise edition, Serbian translation)
  • Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Енциклопедија Југославије; 1955–1971)
  • General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute (Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda)
  • Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija (1985) (Мала Просветина Енциклопедија - Prosveta's Small Encyclopedia)
  • Srpska Porodična Enciklopedija (Српска Породична Енциклопедија - Serbian Family Encyclopedia)
  • Vojna Enciklopedija (Војна Енциклопедија - Military Encyclopedia)
  • Serbian Wikipedia (Википедија на српском језику)

Serbo-Croatian

Encyclopedias written in Serbo-Croatian.

  • Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
  • General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute
  • Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia

Sinhalese

Encyclopedias written in Sinhala.

  • Sinhalese Encyclopaedia (සිංහල විශ්වකෝෂය)
  • Sinhalese Wikipedia (සිංහල විකිපීඩියා)

Slovak

Encyclopedias written in Slovak.

  • Slovenský náučný slovník. 3 volumes 1932. First general encyclopedia in Slovak language.
  • Pyramída. Published between 1971 and 1990 in journal form (224 issues).
  • Encyklopédia Slovenska. 6 volumes, 1977–1982. Focused on Slovakia.
  • Malá slovenská encyklopédia. 1 volume 1993
  • Encyclopaedia Beliana. 20 planned volumes, 1999–, 9 volumes published as of 2021
  • Všeobecný encyklopedický slovník. 2002, four volumes
  • Slovak Wikipedia. 2003–
  • Univerzum – všeobecná obrazová encyklopédia A - Ž. 1 volume, 2011

Slovene

Encyclopedias written in Slovene.

  • Enciklopedija Slovenije
  • Slovenski veliki leksikon (Mladinska knjiga, 2003–2005): set of 3 volumes: ISBN 86-11-14123-7, ISBN 86-11-15085-6, ISBN 86-11-16039-8
  • Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Slovene language edition)
  • Slovene Wikipedia (Slovenska Wikipedija)

Spanish

Encyclopedias written in Spanish.

  • Barsa
  • Diccionario Enciclopédico Espasa
  • Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano de Literatura, Ciencias y Artes: Barcelona, Montaner y Simón, 1887–1899, reprints and appendices up to 1910: very readable articles, many written by known Spanish scholars of the day.; reprinted by the London editor Walter M. Jackson (C. H. Simonds Company, Impresores, Boston, Estados Unidos de Norte América)
  • Enciclonet
  • Enciclopedia Combi Visual
  • Enciclopedia Cousteau Mundo Submarino
  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Editorial Codex
  • La Enciclopedia del Estudiante
  • Enciclopedia Encarta
  • Enciclopedia Jurídica Online: from Lawi; for Latin America and Spain; available online; edited by lawyers and academics
  • Enciclopedia Labor
  • Enciclopedia Libre Universal: also known as Enciclopedia Libre
  • Enciclopedia Salvat
  • Enciclopedia Temática Guinness
  • Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-Americana: the biggest encyclopedia of its time; also known as Enciclopedia Espasa or Enciclopedia Espasa-Calpe
  • Enciclopedia Universal Micronet
  • Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa
  • Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana
  • Gran Enciclopedia Extremeña
  • Gran Enciclopedia de Andalucía
  • Gran Enciclopedia Gallega
  • Gran enciclopedia planeta: 20 volumes, DVD and online encyclopedia, 2004
  • El Libro de los 1001 porqués
  • Lo sé todo
  • Monitor: enciclopedia Salvat para todos: 13 volumes, 1965–70
  • Nueva enciclopedia cumbre: published by Grolier in 14 volumes and available online
  • Nueva enciclopedia Durvan
  • El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud: published by Grolier in 20 volumes
  • Spanish Wikipedia (Wikipedia en español)

Swedish

Encyclopedias written in Swedish.

  • Bonniers familjelexikon (20 volumes, 1983–1986)
  • Bra böckers lexikon (4 editions of 25 volumes each, 1973–1995)
  • Focus (5 volumes, 1958–1960, introducing a new era of smaller modular encyclopedias, several later editions)
  • Kunskapens bok (6 editions, 8 or 9 volumes each, 1937–1959)
  • Lexikon 2000 (25 volumes, 1995)
  • Nationalencyklopedin (20 volumes, 1989–1996)
  • Nordisk familjebok (1876–1899; 2nd ed. 1904–1926)
  • Nordisk familjebok (editions 2-4 of 20+ volumes each, 1904–1957)
  • Susning.nu: a Swedish online wiki started in 2001; anyone-can-edit encyclopedia until 2004; shut down in 2009
  • Svensk uppslagsbok (2 editions, 31 and 32 volumes, 1929–1955)
  • Svenska uppslagsverk: a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander
  • Swedish Wikipedia (Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia)

Tajik

Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.

  • Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Tamil

Encyclopedias written in Tamil.

  • Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Encyclopedia) (தமிழில் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்) - 10 voiumes. 15,000 articles.
  • Kulandaikal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Children's Encyclopedia) - 10 volumes
  • Arivyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Science Encyclopedia) 19 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University)
  • Vazviyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Humanities Encyclopedia) 15 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University)
  • Marutuva Kalaikkaḷañciyam, (Medical Encyclopedia) - 14 volumes.
  • Isai Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Music Encyclopedia) - 3 volumes
  • Encyclopædia Britannica: 28,000 articles: a three-volume encyclopaedia of selected articles from the English version and special articles on Tamil culture and history (பிரிட்டானிக்கா தகவல் களஞ்சியம்)
  • Encyclopaedia of Herbs (மூலிகைக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
  • Islamic Encyclopaedia: written by Abdul Raheem (இஸ்லாமியக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
  • Tamil Wikipedia: Currently has 1,38,627 articles on various fields; one of the main resources for articles in Tamil language

Telugu

Encyclopedias written in Telugu.

  • Andhra Vignana Sarvasvam (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వము)
  • Andhra Vignanamu (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞానము; 7 volumes, 1938–1941)
  • Telugu Wikipedia

Thai

Encyclopedias written in Thai.

  • Ratchabandittayasathan Edition of Thai Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมไทย ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสภา; 30 volumes, 1956–2016)
  • THAI JUNIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA FOUNDATION by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great (สารานุกรมไทยสำหรับเยาวชน โดยพระราชประสงค์ในพระบาทสมเด็จพระบรมชนกาธิเบศร มหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดชมหาราช บรมนาถบพิตร; 44 volumes on going, 1973–present)
  • Thai Encyclopedia by Uthai Sindhusarn (สารานุกรมไทย โดย อุทัย สินธุสาร; 25 volumes, 1973–1979)
  • Pajana-Saranukrom Chabab Tunsamai by Pluang Na Nakhon (พจนะ-สารานุกรมฉบับทันสมัย โดย เปลื้อง ณ นคร; 2 volumes, First is Thai Dictionary, Second is Encyclopedia, 1975)
  • Thailand History Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมประวัติศาสตร์ไทย; 1974) and Thailand Cultural Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมวัฒนธรรมไทย) by So Playnoi (ส.พลายน้อย)
  • Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Thai Edition (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ภาคภาษาไทย; 3 volumes, 2008)
  • Thai Wikipedia

Turkish

Encyclopedias written in Turkish.

  • Anabritannica

Turkmen

Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen.

  • Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Ukrainian

Encyclopedias written in Ukrainian.

  • Encyclopedia of Cybernetics (Енциклопедія кібернетики)
  • Encyclopedia of Ecology (Екологічна енциклопедія)
  • Encyclopedia of Education (Енциклопедія освіти)
  • Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (Енциклопедія історії України)
  • Encyclopedia of Literature Studies (Енциклопедія літературознавства)
  • Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (Енциклопедія сучасної України)
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology (Психологічна енциклопедія)
  • Encyclopedia of Sociology (Соціологічна енциклопедія)
  • Encyclopedia of the Ukrainian Language (Енциклопедія "Українська мова")
  • Encyclopedia of Ukrainіan Studies (Енциклопедія українознавства)
  • Encyclopedia of Ukrainіan Diaspora (Енциклопедія української діаспори)
  • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy (Астрономічний енциклопедичний словник)
  • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Philosophy (Філософський енциклопедичний словник)
  • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Political Science (Політологічний енциклопедичний словник)
  • Encyclopedia Leopoliensis (Енциклопедія Львова)
  • Geographical Encyclopedia of Ukraine (Географічна енциклопедія України)
  • Legal Encyclopedia (Юридична енциклопедія)
  • Medical Encyclopedia (Медична енциклопедія)
  • Mining Encyclopedia (Гірнича енциклопедія)
  • Mining Encyclopediс Dictionary (Гірничий енциклопедичний словник)
  • Pharmaceutical Encyclopedia (Фармацевтична енциклопедія)
  • Shevchenko Encyclopedia (Шевченківська енциклопедія)
  • Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary (Тернопільський енциклопедичний словник)
  • Ukrainian Agricultural Encyclopedia (Українська сільськогосподарська енциклопедія)
  • Ukrainian Diplomatic Encyclopedia (Українська дипломатична енциклопедія)
  • Ukrainian Encyclopedia of Jazz (Українська енциклопедія джазу)
  • Ukrainian General Encyclopedia (Українська загальна енциклопедія)
  • Ukrainian Literary Encyclopedia (Українська літературна енциклопедія)
  • Ukrainian Pedagogical Encyclopedic Dictionary (Український педагогічний енциклопедичний словник)
  • Ukrainian Small Encyclopedia (Українська мала енциклопедія)
  • Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Українська радянська енциклопедія)
  • Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary (Український радянський енциклопедичний словник)
  • Universal Encyclopedic Dictionary (Універсальний словник-енциклопедія, 1999, last updated in 2006)
  • Ukrainian Wikipedia (Українська Вікіпедія)

Urdu

Encyclopedias written in Urdu.

  • Bahar-e-Shariat
  • Minhaj ul Muslimeen
  • Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam
  • Urdu Wikipedia

Uzbek

  • Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia (1971–80; 14 vol.)
  • Uzbek National Encyclopedia (2000–06; 12 vol.)

Vietnamese

Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.

  • Lịch triều hiến chương loại chí
  • Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam

Welsh

Encyclopedias written in Welsh.

  • Encyclopaedia Cambrensis (Gwyddoniadur Cymraeg)
  • Gwyddoniadur Cymru yr Academi Gymreig (also in English)

See also

  • Lists of encyclopedias

References


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