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List of encyclopedias by language

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This is a list of encyclopedias by language.

Albanian

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Encyclopedias written in Albanian.

Arabic

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Encyclopedias written in Arabic.

Armenian

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Encyclopedias written in Armenian.

Azerbaijani

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Encyclopedias written in Azerbaijani.

Balinese

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Encyclopedias written in Balinese

Basque

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Encyclopedias written in Basque

Belarusian

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Encyclopedias written in Belarusian

Bengali

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Bulgarian

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Encyclopedias written in Bulgarian.

Catalan

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Encyclopedias written in Catalan.

Chinese

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Encyclopedias written in Chinese.

Croatian

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Encyclopedias written in Croatian.

Czech

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Encyclopedias written in Czech.

Danish

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Encyclopedias written in Danish.

Dutch

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Encyclopedias written in Dutch.

Egyptian Arabic

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English

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Encyclopedias written in English.

Esperanto

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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

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Encyclopedias written in Estonian.

Finnish

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Encyclopedias written in Finnish.

French

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Encyclopedias written in French.[5]

Galician

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Encyclopedias written in Galician.

Georgian

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Encyclopedias written in Georgian.

German

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Encyclopedias written in German.

Greek

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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

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Encyclopedias written in Gujarati.

Hebrew

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Encyclopedias written in Hebrew.

Hindi

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Encyclopedias written in Hindi.

Hungarian

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Encyclopedias written in Hungarian.

Icelandic

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Encyclopedias written in Icelandic.

Ido

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Encyclopedias written in Ido.

Indonesian

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Encyclopedias written in Indonesian language.

Italian

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Encyclopedias written in Italian.

Japanese

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Encyclopedias written in Japanese.

Kazakh

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Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh.

Korean

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Encyclopedias written in Korean.

Kurdish

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Encyclopedias written in Kurdish.

Kyrgyz

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Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz.

Latin

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Encyclopedias written in Latin.

Latvian

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Encyclopedias written in Latvian.

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

Leonese

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Encyclopedias written in Leonese.

Lithuanian

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Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.

Macedonian

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Encyclopedias written in Macedonian.

Malagasy

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Encyclopedias written in Malagasy.

Malayalam

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Encyclopedias written in Malayalam.

Marathi

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Encyclopedias written in Marathi.

Norwegian

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Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.

Persian

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Encyclopedias written in Persian.

Polish

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Encyclopedias written in Polish.

Portuguese

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Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.

Romanian

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Encyclopedias written in Romanian.

Also, encyclopedias written in Moldavian:[12]

Russian

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Encyclopedias written in Russian.

Sanskrit

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Encyclopedias written in Sanskrit

Serbian

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Encyclopedias written in Serbian.

Serbo-Croatian

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Encyclopedias written in Serbo-Croatian.

Sinhalese

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Encyclopedias written in Sinhala.

Slovak

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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

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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

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Encyclopedias written in Spanish.

Swedish

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

Tajik

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Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.

Tamil

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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

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Encyclopedias written in Telugu.

  • Andhra Vignana Sarvasvam (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వము)
  • Andhra Vignanamu (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞానము; 7 volumes, 1938–1941)[16]
  • Telugu Wikipedia

Thai

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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

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Encyclopedias written in Turkish.

Turkmen

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Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen.

Ukrainian

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Encyclopedias written in Ukrainian.

Urdu

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Encyclopedias written in Urdu.

Uzbek

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

Vietnamese

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Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.

Welsh

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Encyclopedias written in Welsh.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Also Romanian, but written with Cyrillic characters, due to Soviet pressure.
  13. ^ "Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano".
  14. ^ Enciclopedia Jurídica Online
  15. ^ "Svenska uppslagsverk". Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
  16. ^ Murthy, A. Satyanarayana (1991). Religion and Society: A Study of Koyas. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 16, 189. ISBN 978-81-7141-147-4.