This is a list of
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into article (publishing), articles or entries that are arranged Alp ...
s by language.
Albanian
Encyclopedias written in
Albanian.
* ''
Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary'' (): 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'' ()
Arabic
Encyclopedias written in
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
.
* ''
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 may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
*''
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. Many of them were later translated into other languages such as Spanish.
* ''
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
*''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
The Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia ( ) is the Egyptian Arabic version of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. This Wikipedia primarily acts as an alternative to the Arabic Wikipedia for speakers of the Egyptian dialect. () "explique Flore ...
: a
Wikipedia
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encyclopedia written in
Egyptian Arabic language.
English
Encyclopedias written in English.
*''
Academic American Encyclopedia''
*''
'' (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
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
, 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
Cambridge University Press was the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it was the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessme ...
*''
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
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's la ...
*''
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
The is a general knowledge, general-knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, ...
'': 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
Iranian peoples, or Iranic peoples, are the collective ethnolinguistic groups who are identified chiefly by their native usage of any of the Iranian languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages within the Indo-European langu ...
*''
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 Peoplepedia'' (1996)
*''
The Penguin Encyclopedia'': one-volume encyclopedia published by the
Penguin Group
Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media company, media Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Bertelsmann. The new company was created by a Mergers and acquisitions, mer ...
*''
The Poets' Encyclopedia''
*''
Random House Encyclopedia'': one-volume encyclopedia from
Random House
Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the foll ...
*
TV Tropes (2004)
*''
The Volume Library'' by Southwestern, 3-volume compendium with aspects of dictionary, almanac and encyclopedia
*
English Wikipedia
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English Wikipedia is hosted alongside o ...
(2001)
**
Simple English Wikipedia (2003)
*''
World Book Encyclopedia
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'': world's best selling print encyclopedia
Esperanto
Encyclopedias written in
Esperanto
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.
* ''
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.
*''
Découvertes Gallimard'': illustrated encyclopaedia in pocket format (1986–)
*''
Encyclopædia Britannica
The is a general knowledge, general-knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, ...
'': translated into French
*''
Encyclopædia Universalis'' (1968–)
*''
Encyclopédie'' (1751–1772)
*''
Encyclopédie berbère'' (1984–)
*''
Encyclopédie Méthodique'':
Panckoucke; 1782–1832
*''
Encyclopédie nouvelle
The ''Encyclopédie nouvelle, ou dictionnaire philosophique, scientifique, littéraire et industriel, offrant le tableau des connaissances humaines au XIXe siècle'' () was a French encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a reference work or compe ...
'':
Pierre Leroux
Pierre Henri Leroux (; 7 April 1797 – 12 April 1871) was a French philosopher and political economy, political economist. He was born at Bercy, now a part of Paris, France, Paris, the son of an artisan.
Life
His education was interrupted by ...
and
Jean Reynaud
Jean Ernest Reynaud (; February 14, 1806–July 28, 1863) was a French mining engineer and socialist philosopher.
He was a member of the Saint-Simonian community. He was a co-founder of the Encyclopédie nouvelle.
Life
He was born in Lyo ...
; 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)
*''
Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré'' (1924)
*
French Wikipedia (''Wikipédia en français'')
Galician
Encyclopedias written in
Galician.
*''
Enciclopedia Galega Universal'': on paper and
online
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*''
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
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'': Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν, Ήλιος (1945)
*''
Papyrus Larousse Britannica'': Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάννικα (1975–2004)
*''
Suda
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'': 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
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
.
*''
Encyclopaedia Hebraica''
*''
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust''
*
''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' (Israel)
*''
Encyclopedia Talmudit''
*
Hebrew Wikipedia
Hindi
Encyclopedias written in
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
.
*
Agropedia
*
Hindi Wikipedia
*''
Hindi Vishvakosh'' (1969–1970)
VIGYANLY*Hindi translation complete
Hungarian
Encyclopedias written in
Hungarian.
Icelandic
Encyclopedias written in
Icelandic.
*''
Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin A-Ö''
Ido
Encyclopedias written in
Ido.
*
Ido Wikipedia
Indonesian
Encyclopedias written in
Indonesian language
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.
*''
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
Japanese
Encyclopedias written in
Japanese.
* The
Heibonsha World Encyclopedia (世界大百科事典 Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten)
*
Japanese Wikipedia
Kannada
Encyclopedia written in
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
.
*
Siribhoovalaya:of
Kumudendu Muni
Kazakh
Encyclopedias translated into
Kazakh.
* ''
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; , ''BSE'') is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Great Russian Enc ...
''
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
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
.
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 (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
.
* ''
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.
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 Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1985-1986
* ''
Moldavian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ("Enciclopedia sovietico-moldoveană"): an eight-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1970-1981
* ''
Popular Medical Encyclopedia'' ("Enciclopedia medicală curentă"): a one-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală 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
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; , ''BSE'') is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Great Russian Enc ...
'' (Большая Советская энциклопедия, БСЭ)
*''
Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary'' (Советский Энциклопедический Словарь, СЭС)
*
Russian Wikipedia (''Русская Википедия'')
Sanskrit
Encyclopedias written in
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
*
Brihat Samhita:of
Varāhamihira
*
Sanskrit Wikipedia
*
Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra
Serbian
Encyclopedias written in
Serbian.
*''
Encyclopædia Britannica
The is a general knowledge, general-knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, ...
'' (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
Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...
.
* ''
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: , ,
*''
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 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
Tajik
Encyclopedia translated into
Tajik.
*''
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; , ''BSE'') is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Great Russian Enc ...
''
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
The Tamil Wikipedia () is the Tamil language edition of Wikipedia established in September 2003, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. The Tamil Wikipedia is the largest Wikipedia among Indian languages and the largest Wikipedia by article count (a ...
: 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; 1912–1923)
* ''
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
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; , ''BSE'') is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Great Russian Enc ...
''
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
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
.
* ''
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)
Yiddish
Encyclopedias written in
Yiddish
Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...
.
*''
Algemeyne Entsiklopedye''
* ''
Algemeyne Ilustrirte Entsiklopedye'', David Goldblatt, 1920–1923 (not completed)
* ''
Di Algemeyne Yidishe Entsiklopedye'',
Joseph Lurie and
Ḥayyim Dov Horowitz, St. Petersburg, 1904 (not completed)
* ''
Dertsiungs-Entsiklopedye'' (1957–59) (not completed)
* ''
Di Ershte Algemeyne un Yudishe Hand-Entsiklopedye'',
Hillel Zeitlin, 1917 (not completed)
* ''
Leksikon fun yidishn teater'' (first volume 1931, last volume 1969)
* ''
Yidishe folks-entsiklopedye: far Yidishe religye, geshikhṭe, filozofye... un andere inyonim'' (יידישע פאלקס-ענציקלאפעדיע : פאר יידישע רעליגיע, געשיכטע, פילאזאפיע, ליטעראטור, ביאגראפיע, לענדער-קיבוצים און אנדערע ענינים) Ed. Symcha Petrushka, 1949.
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