This is a list of encyclopedias by language.
Encyclopedias written in Albanian.
Encyclopedias written in Arabic.
Encyclopedias written in Armenian.
Encyclopedias written in Azerbaijani.
Encyclopedias written in Balinese
Encyclopedias written in Basque
Encyclopedias written in Belarusian
- Belarusian Encyclopedia (1996–2004) (Беларуская энцыклапедыя)
- Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1976) (Беларуская савецкая энцыклапедыя)
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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)
Encyclopedias written in Catalan.
Encyclopedias written in Chinese.
Encyclopedias written in Croatian.
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–)
Encyclopedias written in Danish.
Encyclopedias written in Dutch.
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)
- World Book Encyclopedia: world's best selling print encyclopedia
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)
Encyclopedias written in Estonian.
Encyclopedias written in Finnish.
Encyclopedias written in French.
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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)
Encyclopedias written in Georgian.
Encyclopedias written in German.
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)
Encyclopedias written in Gujarati.
Encyclopedias written in Hebrew.
Encyclopedias written in Hindi.
Encyclopedias written in Hungarian.
Encyclopedias written in Icelandic.
- Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin A-Ö
Encyclopedias written in Ido.
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)
Encyclopedias written in Italian.
Encyclopedias written in Japanese.
Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh.
Encyclopedias written in Korean.
Encyclopedias written in Kurdish.
Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz.
Encyclopedias written in Latin.
Encyclopedias written in Latvian.
- Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca, 1927–1940
- Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija, 1981–1988
- Latvian Wikipedia (2003)
Encyclopedias written in Leonese.
Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.
Encyclopedias written in Macedonian.
Encyclopedias written in Malagasy.
Encyclopedias written in Malayalam.
Encyclopedias written in Marathi.
Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.
Encyclopedias written in Persian.
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
Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.
- Barsa -[8]
- Biblioteca Universal: published by Texto Editora (paper, multimedia and online)[9]
- Diciopédia: published by Porto Editora (multimedia and online)[10]
- 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)[11]
- Portuguese Wikipedia
Encyclopedias written in Romanian.
Also, encyclopedias written in Moldavian:[12]
- 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)
Encyclopedias written in Russian.
Encyclopedias written in Sanskrit
Encyclopedias written in Serbian.
Encyclopedias written in Serbo-Croatian.
Encyclopedias written in Sinhala.
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
Encyclopedias written in Slovene.
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)[13]
- 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;[14] 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)
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)
Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.
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
Encyclopedias written in Telugu.
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
Encyclopedias written in Turkish.
Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen.
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)
Encyclopedias written in Urdu.
- Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia (1971–80; 14 vol.)
- Uzbek National Encyclopedia (2000–06; 12 vol.)
Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.
Encyclopedias written in Welsh.
Also Romanian, but written with Cyrillic characters, due to Soviet pressure.