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This is a list of encyclopedias by language.

Albanian[]

Encyclopedias written in Albanian.

  • (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)

Arabic[]

Encyclopedias written in Arabic.

Armenian[]

Encyclopedias written in Armenian.

Azerbaijani[]

Encyclopedias written in Azerbaijani.

Basque[]

Encyclopedias written in Basque

Belarusian[]

Encyclopedias written in Belarusian

  • (1996–2004) (Беларуская энцыклапедыя)
  • (1969–1976) (Беларуская савецкая энцыклапедыя)

Bengali[]

Bulgarian[]

Encyclopedias written in Bulgarian.

  • (Кратка българска енциклопедия; 1963-1969)
  • (Българска енциклопедия на Братя Данчови; 1936)
  • (Енциклопедия България)
  • Bulgarian Wikipedia (Уикипедия на български език)

Catalan[]

Encyclopedias written in Catalan.

Chinese[]

Encyclopedias written in Chinese.

Croatian[]

Encyclopedias written in Croatian.

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

Czech[]

Encyclopedias written in Czech.

  • Ilustrovaný encyklopedický slovník (IES, 3 volumes, 1980–1982)
  • Komenského slovník naučný (10 volumes, 1937–1938)
  • Malá československá encklopedie (MČSE, 6 volumes, 1984–1987)
  • Malý encyklopedický slovník A-Ž (1 volume, 1972)
  • Malý slovník naučný (2 volumes, 1925–1929)
  • Masarykův slovník naučný (7 volumes, 1925–1933)
  • Nový velký ilustrovaný Slovník naučný (22 volumes, 1929–1934)
  • Otto's encyclopedia (Ottův slovník naučný, 28 vols., 1888–1909, 12 supplement vols., Ottův slovník naučný nové doby (incomplete), 1930–1943)
  • Příruční slovník naučný (PSN, 4 volumes, 1962–1967)
  • Riegrův slovník naučný (11 volumes, 1860–1874, supplement vol. 1890)

Danish[]

Encyclopedias written in Danish.

Dutch[]

Encyclopedias written in Dutch.

Egyptian Arabic[]

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

English[]

Encyclopedias written in English.

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.

Finnish[]

Encyclopedias written in Finnish.

French[]

Encyclopedias written in French.

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Galician[]

Encyclopedias written in Galician.

Georgian[]

Encyclopedias written in Georgian.

German[]

Encyclopedias written in German.

Greek[]

Encyclopedias written in Greek.

  • : by P. , 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.

Hebrew[]

Encyclopedias written in Hebrew.

Hindi[]

Encyclopedias written in Hindi.

Hungarian[]

Encyclopedias written in Hungarian.

Icelandic[]

Encyclopedias written in Icelandic.

Ido[]

Encyclopedias written in Ido.

  • Ido Wikipedia

Indonesian[]

Encyclopedias written in Indonesian language.

Italian[]

Encyclopedias written in Italian.

  • Conoscere (1958–1963)
  • Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani[6]
  • (1955–)
  • (1995), two-volume Corriere della Sera encyclopedia
  • Dizionario storico della Svizzera[7]
  • , 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.

Kazakh[]

Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh.

Korean[]

Encyclopedias written in Korean.

Kurdish[]

Encyclopedias written in Kurdish.

  • (1992)

Kyrgyz[]

Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz.

Latin[]

Encyclopedias written in Latin.

Latvian[]

Encyclopedias written in Latvian.

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

Leonese[]

Encyclopedias written in Leonese.

  • (2009)

Lithuanian[]

Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.

Macedonian[]

Encyclopedias written in Macedonian.

Malagasy[]

Encyclopedias written in Malagasy.

  • Malagasy Wikipedia

Malayalam[]

Encyclopedias written in Malayalam.

Moldavian[]

Encyclopedias written in Moldavian.

  • : a two-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti in 1985-1986
  • Moldavian Soviet Encyclopedia: an eight-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti in 1970-1981
  • : a one-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti in 1984
  • Moldavian Wikipedia (closed)

Norwegian[]

Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.

Persian[]

Encyclopedias written in Persian.

Polish[]

Encyclopedias written in Polish.

Portuguese[]

Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.

  • Barsa -[8]
  • : published by Texto Editora (paper, multimedia and online)[9]
  • Diciopédia: published by Porto Editora (multimedia and online)[10]
  • : published by Editorial Verbo (1963–1995); 22 volumes
  • : published by Editorial Verbo (since 1998); 29 volumes
  • Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira: 40 volumes and later supplements (since 1936)
  • : published by Porto Editora (online)[11]
  • Portuguese Wikipedia

Romanian[]

Encyclopedias written in Romanian.

Russian[]

Encyclopedias written in Russian.

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)
  • (1985) (Мала Просветина Енциклопедија - Prosveta's Small Encyclopedia)
  • (Српска Породична Енциклопедија - Serbian Family Encyclopedia)
  • (Војна Енциклопедија - Military Encyclopedia)
  • Serbian Wikipedia (Википедија на српском језику)

Sinhalese[]

Encyclopedias written in Sinhala.

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

Slovak[]

Encyclopedias written in Slovak.

Slovene[]

Encyclopedias written in Slovene.

  • Enciklopedija Slovenije
  • (Mladinska knjiga, 2003-2005): set of 3 volumes: ISBN 86-11-14123-7, ISBN 86-11-15085-6, ISBN 86-11-16039-8
  • Slovene Wikipedia (Slovenska Wikipedija)

Spanish[]

Encyclopedias written in Spanish.

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:[14] a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander
  • Swedish Wikipedia (Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia)

Tajik[]

Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.

Tamil[]

Encyclopedias written in Tamil.

  • 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

Thai[]

  • Thai Junior Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมไทยฉบับเยาวชน)
  • Thai Wikipedia

Turkish[]

Encyclopedias written in Turkish.

  • Anabritannica

Turkmen[]

Encyclopedia translated into .

Ukrainian[]

Encyclopedias written in Ukrainian.

  • Encyclopedia of Cybernetics (Енциклопедія кібернетики)
  • (Екологічна енциклопедія)
  • (Енциклопедія освіти)
  • Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (Енциклопедія історії України)
  • (Енциклопедія літературознавства)
  • Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (Енциклопедія сучасної України)
  • (Психологічна енциклопедія)
  • (Соціологічна енциклопедія)
  • (Енциклопедія "Українська мова")
  • (Енциклопедія українознавства)
  • (Енциклопедія української діаспори)
  • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy (Астрономічний енциклопедичний словник)
  • (Філософський енциклопедичний словник)
  • (Політологічний енциклопедичний словник)
  • (Енциклопедія Львова)
  • (Географічна енциклопедія України)
  • (Юридична енциклопедія)
  • Medical Encyclopedia (Медична енциклопедія)
  • Mining Encyclopedia (Гірнича енциклопедія)
  • (Гірничий енциклопедичний словник)
  • (Фармацевтична енциклопедія)
  • (Шевченківська енциклопедія)
  • Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary (Тернопільський енциклопедичний словник)
  • (Українська сільськогосподарська енциклопедія)
  • (Українська дипломатична енциклопедія)
  • (Українська енциклопедія джазу)
  • (Українська загальна енциклопедія)
  • (Українська літературна енциклопедія)
  • (Український педагогічний енциклопедичний словник)
  • (Українська мала енциклопедія)
  • Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Українська радянська енциклопедія)
  • (Український радянський енциклопедичний словник)
  • (Універсальний словник-енциклопедія, 1999, last updated in 2006)
  • Ukrainian Wikipedia (Українська Вікіпедія)

Urdu[]

Encyclopedias written in Urdu.

Uzbek[]

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

Vietnamese[]

Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.

Welsh[]

Encyclopedias written in Welsh.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Global Arabic Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. ^ Mawdoo3
  3. ^ Great Catalan Encyclopedia / Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana Archived 15 May 2016 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  4. ^ Estonica
  5. ^ Dictionnaires généraux, universels, encyclopédiques, et autres… A bibliography of French encyclopedias up to Larousse.
  6. ^ "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (online version of the dictionary)". Treccani. Retrieved 18 September 2012
  7. ^ Dizionario storico della Svizzera (DSS) Archived 17 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Armando Dadò editore, Locarno, ISBN 88-8281-100-X (2002–)
  8. ^ Barsa
  9. ^ Biblioteca Universal Archived 14 March 2008 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  10. ^ Diciopédia
  11. ^ Infopédia
  12. ^ "Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano".
  13. ^ Enciclopedia Jurídica Online
  14. ^ Svenska uppslagsverk

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