List of encyclopedias by language
This is a list of encyclopedias by language.
Albanian
Encyclopedias written in Albanian.Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary : published by Academy of Sciences of Albania;- * First Edition
- * New Edition
- Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia : the first encyclopedia published in Albanian
- Albanian Wikipedia Encyclopedia of Albanian Art
Arabic
Encyclopedias written in Arabic.Global Arabic EncyclopediaKing Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Arabic Health EncyclopediaMarefaMawdoo3Armenian
Encyclopedias written in Armenian.Armenian Soviet EncyclopediaArmenian WikipediaAzerbaijani
Encyclopedias written in Azerbaijani.Azerbaijani Soviet EncyclopediaBalinese
Encyclopedias written in BalineseBasque
Encyclopedias written in BasqueBelarusian
Encyclopedias written in Belarusian- Belarusian Encyclopedia
- ''Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia''
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
- Danchovi Bros Bulgarian Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Bulgaria (1981–1997)
- Bulgarian Wikipedia
Catalan
Encyclopedias written in Catalan. Many of them were later translated into other languages such as Spanish.Gran Enciclopèdia CatalanaCzech
Encyclopedias written in Czech.- Riegrův slovník naučný
- Stručný všeobecný slovník věcný
- Otto's encyclopedia
- Příruční slovník všeobecných vědomostí
- Masarykův slovník naučný
- B. Kočího Malý slovník naučný
- Nový velký ilustrovaný Slovník naučný
- Komenského slovník naučný
- Příruční slovník naučný
- Malý encyklopedický slovník A-Ž
- Ilustrovaný encyklopedický slovník
- Malá československá encklopedie
- Diderot
- Universum
- ''Czech Wikipedia''
Danish
Encyclopedias written in Danish.Egyptian Arabic
- Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia: a Wikipedia encyclopedia written in Egyptian Arabic language.
English
Encyclopedias written in English.;18th century and earlier
;19th centuryBarkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia, American encyclopedia and miscellany
- British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: 1809, 6 volumes
- The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge
- The Domestic Encyclopedia
- Encyclopædia Biblica: published in 1899
- Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia
- Low's Encyclopaedia
- The Minor Encyclopedia
- New American Cyclopedia
- Oracle Encyclopædia: five-volume encyclopedia published in 1895
- Academic American Encyclopedia
- American Heritage New Pictorial Encyclopedic Guide to the United States
- The American Peoples Encyclopedia ; 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.
- Book of Knowledge
- Britannica Junior
- The British Encyclopedia: 1933, 10 volumes
- Cambridge Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Cambridge University Press
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: originally a multi-volume print encyclopedia from Hurtig Publishers focusing on Canadian topics ; now a free, online-only publication of the Historica Dominion Institute
- Chambers's Encyclopaedia
- The Children's Encyclopedia
- Collier's Encyclopedia
- Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland: one-volume encyclopedia
- Columbia Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Columbia University Press
- Compton's Encyclopedia: 26-volume encyclopedia
- Dictionary of the Middle Ages
- Encarta, digital multimedia encyclopedia by Microsoft
- 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
- An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand: country-specific historical encyclopedia, with contemporary topics
- Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia
- Global Encyclopedia: Grolier publication during the 1980s
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Merit Students Encyclopedia
- New American Desk Encyclopedia: small paperback encyclopedia New International Encyclopaedia The Nuttall Encyclopaedia: 1900
- Pears Cyclopaedia: one-volume encyclopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom
- The Peoplepedia The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural
- The Poets' Encyclopedia
- The Random House Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Random House
- Volume Library by Southwestern, 3-volume compendium with aspects of dictionary, almanac and encyclopedia
- World Book Encyclopedia: world's best selling print encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia of Distances: Springer-Verlag 2009
- Encyclopedia of Life: online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document all of the living species known to science Encyclopaedia of Wales: one volume, also available in Welsh
- National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals
- National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space
- The Penguin Encyclopedia: New Edition: the world at your fingertips. One-volume encyclopedia published by the Penguin Group Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- English Wikipedia
- * Simple English Wikipedia
Esperanto
Encyclopedias written in Esperanto.Enciklopedio de Esperanto: two-volume encyclopedia about Esperanto issues ; reprint in one volume, without the illustrations Esperanto en perspektivo: encyclopedic handbook about Esperanto issuesEstonian
Encyclopedias written in Estonian.- Eesti Üleüldise teaduse raamat ehk encyklopädia konversationi-lexikon: by Karl August Hermann
- Estonian Encyclopedia (1932–1937)
- Estonian Soviet Encyclopedia
- ENEKE
- Estonian Encyclopedia
- * First phase 1985–1990: Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia
- * Second phase 1990–2006: Eesti entsüklopeedia
- Estonica
- TEA entsüklopeedia
- Estonian Wikipedia
Galician
Encyclopedias written in Galician.- Enciclopedia Galega Universal: on paper and online
- Gran Enciclopedia Galega Silverio Cañada: on paper and DVD
- Galician Wikipedia
Georgian
Encyclopedias written in Georgian.German
Encyclopedias written in German.- The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture
- Bertelsmann Lexikothek
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie: in print 1796–2006, online-only since 2014
- Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten
- Der kleine Brockhaus
- Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon
- Herders Konversations-Lexikon
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
- Oekonomische Encyklopädie Editor Johann Georg Krünitz
- Pierers Universal-Lexikon
- German Wikipedia
Greek
Encyclopedias written in Greek.Encyclopedic lexicon: by P. Gerakakis, I–V volumes, 1861–1865- Helios: Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν, Ήλιος
- Papyrus Larousse Britannica: Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάννικα
- Suda: historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world
- Greek Wikipedia
Gujarati
Encyclopedias written in Gujarati.- Bhagavadgomandal: completed around by Bhagvatsingh of Gondal with the help of his education minister Chandulal Patel
- ''Gujarati Vishwakosh''
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
- Hindi translation complete
Icelandic
Encyclopedias written in Icelandic.- ''Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin A-Ö''
Ido
Encyclopedias written in Ido.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
Japanese
Encyclopedias written in Japanese.Kannada
Encyclopedia written in Kannada.Kazakh
Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh.Korean
Encyclopedias written in Korean.Doosan EncyclopediaEncyclopedia of Korean CultureGlobal World EncyclopediaGreat Korean EncyclopediaJibong yuseolKwangmyong EncyclopediaKurdish
Encyclopedias written in Kurdish.- ''Kurdistanica''
Kyrgyz
Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz.Kyrgyz Soviet EncyclopediaNational encyclopedia «Kyrgyzstan»- ''«Manas» encyclopedia''
Latvian
Encyclopedias written in Latvian.- Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca, 1927–1940
- Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija, 1981–1988
- Latvian Wikipedia
Leonese
Encyclopedias written in Leonese.- ''Llionpedia''
Lithuanian
Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.Macedonian
Encyclopedias written in Macedonian.- Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia: Macedonian edition; the first encyclopedia published in Macedonian
- Macedonian Wikipedia
Malagasy
Encyclopedias written in Malagasy.- Rakibolana Rakipahalalana
- Malagasy Wikipedia
Malayalam
Encyclopedias written in Malayalam.Malayalam BritannicaPuranic Encyclopedia ''Vettom Mani: published By DC BooksMarathi
Encyclopedias written in Marathi.Marathi Vishwakosh - Original Edition Marathi Vishwakosh - Original Edition: published online by Marathi Language Department, State Government of MaharashtraPersian
Encyclopedias written in Persian.- Dehkhoda Dictionary
- Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature
- Encyclopedia of Iran and Islam
- The Encyclopedia of Iranian Old Music
- Encyclopedia of Islam World
- Encyclopedia Islamica
- The Persian Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia of Sophistication
- Treasure Box of Knowledge
- Persian Wikipedia
Russian
Sanskrit
Encyclopedias written in SanskritSerbo-Croatian standard varieties
Encyclopedias written in Serbo-Croatian standard varieties.Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia in 6 editions:- * Serbo-Croatian in Latin alphabet
- * Serbo-Croatian in Cyrillic alphabet
- * Slovenian
- * Macedonian
- * Albanian
- * HungarianGeneral Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute
- Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia
Bosnian
Croatian
Encyclopedias written in Croatian.- Enciklopedija hrvatske umjetnosti
- Filmska enciklopedija
- Hrvatska enciklopedija
- Istarska enciklopedija
- Krležijana
- Medicinska enciklopedija
- Proleksis Encyclopedia
- Tehnička enciklopedija
- Croatian Wikipedia
Montenegrin
Serbian
Encyclopedias written in Serbian.- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija
- Srpska Porodična Enciklopedija
- Vojna Enciklopedija
- Serbian Wikipedia
Sinhalese
Encyclopedias written in Sinhala.- Sinhalese Encyclopaedia
- Sinhalese Wikipedia
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.
- 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 : set of 3 volumes:,,
- Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
- Slovene Wikipedia
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
- 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
Tajik
Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.Tamil
Encyclopedias written in Tamil.- Kalaikkaḷañciyam - 10 volumes. 15,000 articles.
- Kulandaikal Kalaikkaḷañciyam - 10 volumes
- Arivyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam 19 volumes
- Vazviyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam 15 volumes
- Marutuva Kalaikkaḷañciyam, - 14 volumes.
- Isai Kalaikkaḷañciyam - 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
- Encyclopaedia of Herbs
- Islamic Encyclopaedia: written by Abdul Raheem
- 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 Andhra VignanamuThai
Encyclopedias written in Thai.Ratchabandittayasathan Edition of Thai Encyclopedia THAI JUNIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA FOUNDATION by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Thai Encyclopedia by Uthai Sindhusarn Pajana-Saranukrom Chabab Tunsamai by Pluang Na Nakhon Thailand History Encyclopedia and Thailand Cultural Encyclopedia ''by So Playnoi Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Thai Edition''Turkish
Encyclopedias written in Turkish.- ''Anabritannica''
Turkmen
Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen.Urdu
Encyclopedias written in Urdu.Bahar-e-ShariatMinhaj ul MuslimeenUrdu Encyclopaedia of Islam- ''Urdu Wikipedia''
Uzbek
- Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia
- ''Uzbek National Encyclopedia''
Vietnamese
Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.Lịch triều hiến chương loại chíWelsh
Encyclopedias written in Welsh.Yiddish
Encyclopedias written in Yiddish.- Algemeyne EntsiklopedyeAlgemeyne Ilustrirte Entsiklopedye, David Goldblatt, 1920–1923 Di Algemeyne Yidishe Entsiklopedye, Joseph Lurie and Ḥayyim Dov Horowitz, St. Petersburg, 1904 Dertsiungs-Entsiklopedye Di Ershte Algemeyne un Yudishe Hand-Entsiklopedye, Hillel Zeitlin, 1917 Leksikon fun yidishn teater Yidishe folks-entsiklopedye: far Yidishe religye, geshikhṭe, filozofye... un andere inyonim Ed. Symcha Petrushka, 1949.