encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
s by language.
Albanian
Encyclopedias written in
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
Academy of Sciences of Albania
The Academy of Sciences of Albania ( sq, Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred ...
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** First Edition (1985; ''FESH'')
** New Edition (2008/09; ''Botimi i ri, FESH II'')
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Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
The ''Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, Енциклопедија Југославије) was the national encyclopedia of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was published by th ...
'' (Albanian edition, 1984): the first encyclopedia published in Albanian
* Albanian Wikipedia (''Wikipedia shqip'')
Arabic
Encyclopedias written in
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
Marefa
Marefa (in ar, المعرفة, , knowledge) is a not-for-profit online encyclopedia project that uses the wiki system to provide a free Arabic encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia. It was set up by Nayel Shafei on February 16, 2007. Sister project ...
Arabic Wikipedia
The Arabic Wikipedia ( ar, ويكيبيديا العربية) is the Modern Standard Arabic version of Wikipedia. It started on 9 July 2003. As of , it has articles, registered users and files and it is the largest edition of Wikipedia by ...
Armenian
Encyclopedias written in
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
.
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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( hy, Հայկական սովետական հանրագիտարան, ''Haykakan sovetakan hanragitaran''; ASE) publishing house was established in 1967 as a department of the Institute of History of the Armeni ...
Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia'' (in Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Sovet Ensiklopediyası, Cyrillic: Азәрбајҹан Совет Енсиклопедијасы) is a ten volume universal encyclopedia published in Baku, Azerbaijan from 1976 ...
Azerbaijani Wikipedia
The Azerbaijani Wikipedia ( azj, Azərbaycanca Vikipediya) is a Wikipedia in Azerbaijani language, launched in January 2002. As of , it has articles and uploaded files in its content, as well as registered users (including administrators). The ...
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South Azerbaijani Wikipedia
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
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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 ...
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Basque Wikipedia
The Basque Wikipedia ( eu, Euskarazko Wikipedia or ''Euskal Wikipedia'') is the Basque language edition of Wikipedia. Founded on December 6, 2001, although its main page was created in November 2003, it reached 58,124 articles by August 19, 201 ...
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Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia
Pic d'Anie (Basque Auñamendi) is a mountain of the Pyrenees in France, located close to the Spanish border. It is high.
The mountain boasts an almost perfect pyramidal shape and is surrounded by the spectacular karst landscape of. ''Larra'', i ...
Belarusian Encyclopedia
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
'' (1996–2004) (Беларуская энцыклапедыя)
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Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
Troilokyanath Mukhopadhyay
Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay or T. N. Mukharji in British Indian Government records ( bn, ত্রৈলোক্যনাথ মুখোপাধ্যায়, '' Troilōkyanātha Mukhōpādhyāẏa'') (22 July 1847 – 3 November 1919) was an I ...
and
Nagendranath Basu
Nagendranath Basu ( bn, নগেন্দ্রনাথ বসু; 6 July 1866 – 11 October 1938) was an archaeologist, encyclopaedist and a nationalist social historian of Bengal.
Early life
Nagendranath was born in the village of Mahesh ...
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Banglapedia
''Banglapedia:'' ''the'' ''National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh'' is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia. It is available in print, CD-ROM format and online, in both Bengali and English. The print version comprises fourteen 500-page volumes. The f ...
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Bengali Wikipedia
The Bengali Wikipedia or Bangla Wikipedia ( bn, বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া) is the Bengali language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Launched on 27 January 2004, it surpassed 10,000 articles in October ...
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Islami Bishwakosh
Islami Bishwakosh ( bn, ইসলামী বিশ্বকোষ, Islāmī Bishshokōsh, Islamic encyclopedia) is an encyclopedia published by the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. It is of 25 volumes and also a concise version. The project's leadi ...
Bulgarian
Encyclopedias written in
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
Bulgarian Wikipedia
The Bulgarian Wikipedia ( bg, Българоезичната Уикипедия) is the Bulgarian-language edition of Wikipedia. It was founded on 6 December 2003, and on 12 June 2015 it passed the 200,000 articles threshold. It is written in ...
(Уикипедия на български език)
Catalan
Encyclopedias written in
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
.
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
The ''Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana'' (in English: the ''Great Catalan Encyclopedia'') is a Catalan-language encyclopedia, started in fascicles, and published in 1968 by . The soul of the work was written by Max Cahner, and the first director was ...
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Catalan Wikipedia
The Catalan Wikipedia ( ca, Viquipèdia en català) is the Catalan language, Catalan-language edition of the Wikipedia Free content, free online encyclopedia. It was created on March 16, 2001, just a few minutes after the first non-English Wikip ...
Chinese
Encyclopedias written in
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute
The ''General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute'' ( hr, Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda) is a general encyclopedia published in eight volumes by the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute in Zagreb
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Pomorska enciklopedija
Pomorska is a Polish feminine adjective literally meraning "Pomeranian", "from Pomerania", "of Pomerania". It may refer to:
*Feminine form of the Polish surname Pomorski
* Pomorska Street, Bydgoszcz, Poland
* Pomorska Museum, at Pomorska Stree ...
'' (1972–1989) (''Naval Encyclopedia'')
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Proleksis Encyclopedia
The ''Proleksis Encyclopedia'' ( hr, Proleksis enciklopedija) is the first Croatian general and national online encyclopedia.
''Proleksis Encyclopedia'' features more than 62,000 articles and more than 17,000 photographs, illustrations and maps. ...
Croatian Wikipedia
The Croatian Wikipedia ( hr, Wikipedija na hrvatskome jeziku) is the Croatian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, started on February 16, 2003.
This version has articles and a total of edits have been made (live count). It has regi ...
(''Wikipedija na hrvatskom jeziku'')
Czech
Encyclopedias written in
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
Otto's encyclopedia
''Otto's encyclopedia'' ( cs, Ottova encyklopedie or ), published at the turn of the 20th century, is the largest encyclopedia written in Czech. For its scope and the quality of the writing, it is comparable to the greatest world encyclopedias of i ...
Příruční slovník naučný
''Příruční slovník naučný'' (PSN) was a four-volume encyclopedia in Czech published in Czechoslovakia between 1962 and 1966.
The encyclopedia was published by the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The aim was to displace the older ''Ott ...
Czech Wikipedia
The Czech Wikipedia ( cs, Česká Wikipedie) is the Czech language edition of Wikipedia.
This Wikipedia contains articles, active users, and administrators.
It was created on May 3, 2002 (Translation: "The Czech version of Wikipedia starte ...
'' (2002–)
Danish
Encyclopedias written in
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
.
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Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
''Den Store Danske Encyklopædi'' (''The Great Danish Encyclopedia'') is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia. The 20 volumes of the encyclopedia were published successively between 1994 and 2001; a one-volume suppleme ...
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Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
''Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon'' is a Danish encyclopedia that has been published in several editions.
The first edition, ''Salmonsens Store Illustrerede Konversationsleksikon'' was published in nineteen volumes 1893–1911 by Brødrene Sal ...
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Danish Wikipedia
The Danish Wikipedia ( da, Dansk Wikipedia) started on 1 February 2002 and is the Danish language edition of Wikipedia. As of , it has articles and its article depth is .
Task
One of the major tasks of Danish Wikipedia is to ensure that ev ...
Dutch
Encyclopedias written in
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
.
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Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie
The ''Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie'' (abbr. E.N.S.I.E., "First Dutch Systematically Arranged Encyclopaedia"), is a Dutch language encyclopaedia in ten volumes of which the first volume appeared in 1946 and the last pa ...
Dutch Wikipedia
The Dutch Wikipedia ( nl, Nederlandstalige Wikipedia) is the Dutch-language edition of the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. It was founded on 19 June 2001.
As of , the Dutch Wikipedia is the -largest Wikipedia edition, with articles. It w ...
(''Nederlandstalige Wikipedia'')
Egyptian Arabic
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Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia
The Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia ( arz, ويكيبيديا مصرى , ') is the Egyptian Arabic version of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. This Wikipedia primarily acts as an alternative to the Arabic Wikipedia in favor of spe ...
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia is the largest and most-read refer ...
encyclopedia written in
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian ( ar, العامية المصرية, ), or simply Masri (also Masry) (), is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic dialect in Egypt. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, and o ...
language.
English
Encyclopedias written in English.
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Academic American Encyclopedia
''Academic American Encyclopedia'' is a 21-volume general English-language encyclopedia published in 1980. It was first produced by Arête Publishing, the American subsidiary of the Dutch publishing company VNU'' Kister's Best Encyclopedias'', 199 ...
The American Peoples Encyclopedia
''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
(''1948- 76'');'' 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
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including ''The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), ''The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), ''Acade ...
Incorporated, and marketed by its subsidiary,
The Richards Company, Inc.
''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
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Asian Encyclopedia of Law
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
Banglapedia
''Banglapedia:'' ''the'' ''National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh'' is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia. It is available in print, CD-ROM format and online, in both Bengali and English. The print version comprises fourteen 500-page volumes. The f ...
'': national encyclopedia of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
, available in English and
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
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Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia
''Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information'' is an encyclopedia and miscellany first published in 1889 by Barkham Burroughs.
Background
Barkham Burroughs was reportedly a Rear admiral (United States), rear adm ...
'' (1889), American encyclopedia and
miscellany
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British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
''The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'', claimed by its publishers to be a work "''Comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved state of human knowledge''", was published at London in 1809 in six octa ...
'': 1809, 6 volumes
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The British Encyclopedia
''Collins Concise Encyclopedia'' was the most common name for an encyclopedia that was published in various formats and names from 1921 until at least the early 1990s.
The set was originally published in 1921–1924 as the ''New Gresham Encyclop ...
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press
A university press is an academic publishing hou ...
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Canadian Encyclopedia
''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; french: L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of Canadian Heritage.
Available for ...
'': 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
Historica Canada is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to promoting the country's history and citizenship. All of its programs are offered bilingually and reach more than 28 million Canadians annually.
A registered national charitabl ...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia
''Chambers's Encyclopaedia'' was founded in 1859Chambers, W. & R"Concluding Notice"in ''Chambers's Encyclopaedia''. London: W. & R. Chambers, 1868, Vol. 10, pp. v–viii. by William and Robert Chambers of Edinburgh and became one of the most ...
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The Children's Encyclopedia
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Collier's Encyclopedia
''Collier's Encyclopedia'' is a discontinued general encyclopedia first published in 1949 by P. F. Collier and Son in the United States. With ''Encyclopedia Americana'' and ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Collier's Encyclopedia'' became one of the th ...
'' (1951–1998)
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Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland
''Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland'' is a reference work published by HarperCollins, edited by the husband and wife team, John and Julia Keay.
History
Scots had provided the impetus for a number of well-known references works, ''Chambers Dic ...
'': one-volume encyclopedia
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Columbia Encyclopedia
The ''Columbia Encyclopedia'' is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the Gale Group. First published in 1935, and continuing its relationship with Columbia University, the encyclopedi ...
'': one-volume encyclopedia from
Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fiel ...
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The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge
''The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge, Containing All You Want to Know of Language, History, Government, Business and Social Forms, and a Thousand and One Other Useful Subjects'' is an 1891 encyclopedia by William Ralston Balch. As its ...
'' (1891)
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Compton's Encyclopedia
''Compton's Encyclopedia and Fact-Index'' is a home and school encyclopedia first published in 1922 as ''Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia''. The word "Pictured" was removed from the title with the 1968 edition.Encyclopædia Britannica, 1988. The en ...
'': 26-volume encyclopedia
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Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
''Cyclopædia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'' is an encyclopedia prepared by Ephraim Chambers and first published in 1728; six more editions appeared between 1728 and 1751 with a ''Supplement'' in 1753. The ''Cyclopædia' ...
'' (1728–1788)
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Dictionary of the Middle Ages
The ''Dictionary of the Middle Ages'' is a 13-volume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages published by the American Council of Learned Societies between 1982 and 1989. It was first conceived and started in 1975 with American medieval historian Josep ...
Encarta
''Microsoft Encarta'' is a discontinued digital multimedia encyclopedia published by Microsoft from 1993 to 2009. Originally sold on CD-ROM or DVD, it was also available on the World Wide Web via an annual subscription, although later articles ...
'', digital multimedia encyclopedia by Microsoft
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Encyclopædia Biblica
''Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible'' (1899), edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and John Sutherland Black, J. Sutherland Black, is a ...
'': published in 1899
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Encyclopædia Britannica
The (Latin for "British Encyclopædia") is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It is published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; the company has existed since the 18th century, although it has changed ownership various time ...
'': in print 1768–2010, online since 1994; see also the ''
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
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Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite
''Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite'' is an encyclopaedia based on the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' and published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. It was published between 2003 and 2015.
Product description
The DVD contains ...
'': available on DVD
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Encyclopædia Iranica
''Encyclopædia Iranica'' is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times.
Scope
The ''Encycl ...
'': history and contemporary topics related to
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples or Iranic peoples are a diverse grouping of Indo-European peoples who are identified by their usage of the Iranian languages and other cultural similarities.
The Proto-Iranians are believed to have emerged as a separat ...
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Encyclopedia Americana
''Encyclopedia Americana'' is a general encyclopedia written in American English. It was the first major multivolume encyclopedia that was published in the United States. With ''Collier's Encyclopedia'' and ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclo ...
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Encyclopedia Judaica
The ''Encyclopaedia Judaica'' is a 22-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people, Judaism, and Israel. It covers diverse areas of the Jewish world and civilization, including Jewish history of all eras, culture, holidays, langua ...
'': 26-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and Judaism
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Encyclopedia of Associations
The ''Encyclopedia of Associations'' (''EA'') is a comprehensive directory of more than 20,000 Voluntary associations, associations, Society, societies, and other non-profit membership organizations in the United States of America.
Originally titl ...
Encyclopedia of Distances
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
'': Springer-Verlag 2009
*'' Encyclopedia of Law'': 120.000-entry legal encyclopedia with a legal dictionary and legal thesaurus
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Encyclopedia of Life
The ''Encyclopedia of Life'' (''EOL'') is a free, online encyclopedia intended to document all of the 1.9 million living species known to science. It is compiled from existing trusted databases curated by experts and with the assistance of non ...
'': online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document all of the living species known to science
*'' Encyclopedia of New Zealand'': country-specific historical encyclopedia, with contemporary topics
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Encyclopaedia of Wales
The ''Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales'', published in January 2008, is a single-volume-publication encyclopaedia about Wales. The Welsh-language edition, entitled ''Gwyddoniadur Cymru'' is regarded as the most ambitious encyclopaedic work ...
'': one volume, also available in Welsh
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Funk & Wagnalls
Funk & Wagnalls was an American publisher known for its reference works, including ''A Standard Dictionary of the English Language'' (1st ed. 1893–5), and the ''Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia'' (25 volumes, 1st ed. 1912).Funk & Wagnalls N ...
Standard Encyclopedia''
*'' Global Encyclopedia'': Grolier publication during the 1980s
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including ''The Book of Knowledge'' (1910), ''The New Book of Knowledge'' (1966), ''The New Book of Popular Science'' (1972), ''Encyclopedia Americana'' (1945), ''Acade ...
Lexicon Technicum
''Lexicon Technicum: or, Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Explaining not only the Terms of Art, but the Arts Themselves'' was in many respects the first alphabetical encyclopedia written in English. Although the emphasis of t ...
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Low's Encyclopaedia
''Low's Encyclopædia'' is an early American encyclopedia, titled ''The New and Complete American Encyclopædia or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences''. It was published in New York City, from 1805 to 1811. Consisting of seven volumes q ...
'' (1805–1811)
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Merit Students Encyclopedia
''Merit Students Encyclopedia'' was a printed encyclopedia that was very similar to ''Collier's Encyclopedia'', but was geared towards upper grade school through college level. It was printed by Crowell-Collier Educational Corporation from about ...
'' (1967–1992)
*''The Minor Encyclopedia'' (1803)
*''National Geographic Encyclopedia''
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New American Cyclopedia
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
'' (1857–1866)
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New American Desk Encyclopedia
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartn ...
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'': 1900
*'' Oracle Encyclopædia'': five-volume encyclopedia published in 1895
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Pears Cyclopaedia
''Pears' Cyclopaedia'' was a one-volume encyclopaedia published in the United Kingdom. Pears' Soap launched the original ''Pears' Shilling Cyclopaedia'' in December 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
The first edition contain ...
'': one-volume encyclopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom (1897-2017)
*'' 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 conglomerate Bertelsmann. The new company was created by a merger that was finalised on 1 July 2013, with Bertelsmann initial ...
Random House Encyclopedia
In common usage, randomness is the apparent or actual lack of pattern or predictability in events. A random sequence of events, symbols or steps often has no :wikt:order, order and does not follow an intelligible pattern or combination. Ind ...
'': one-volume encyclopedia from
Random House
Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...
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TV Tropes
TV Tropes is a wiki website that collects and documents descriptions and examples of plot conventions and devices, which it refers to as tropes, within many creative works. Since its establishment in 2004, the site has shifted focus from coveri ...
(2004)
*'' The Volume Library'' by Southwestern, 3-volume compendium with aspects of dictionary, almanac and encyclopedia
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English Wikipedia
The English Wikipedia is, along with the Simple English Wikipedia, one of two English-language editions of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. It was founded on January 15, 2001, as Wikipedia's first edition, and, as of
, has the most arti ...
(2001)
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Simple English Wikipedia
The Simple English Wikipedia is a modified English-language edition of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, written primarily in Basic English and Learning English. It is one of seven Wikipedias written in an Anglic language or English-based ...
(2003)
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World Book Encyclopedia
The ''World Book Encyclopedia'' is an American encyclopedia. The encyclopedia is designed to cover major areas of knowledge uniformly, but it shows particular strength in scientific, technical, historical and medical subjects. ''World Book'' wa ...
'': world's best selling print encyclopedia
Esperanto
Encyclopedias written in
Esperanto
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History
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'': two-volume encyclopedia about Esperanto issues (Budapest 1934); reprint in one volume, without the illustrations (1986)
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Esperanto Wikipedia
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Eesti Entsüklopeedia
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Eesti entsüklopeedia
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Karl August Hermann
Karl August Hermann (23 September 1851 – 11 January 1909) was an Estonian writer, publicist, linguist and composer.
Biography
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Estonica
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The project has been developed by Estonian Institute since 2000. It is sponsored by, among others, Tiigrihüpe.
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Estonian Wikipedia
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On 7 December 2008 Estonian Wikipedian Andres Luure was o ...
(2002)
Finnish
Encyclopedias written in
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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Factum
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In England and Wales (and other Com ...
Finnish Wikipedia
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Claude Augé
Claude Augé (; 31 October 1854 – 22 July 1924) was a French pedagogue, publisher, and lexicographer.
Biography
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Découvertes Gallimard
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'': illustrated encyclopaedia in pocket format (1986–)
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Encyclopædia Britannica
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Encyclopædia Universalis
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'' (1968–)
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Encyclopédie
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'' (1751–1772)
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Encyclopédie berbère
''Encyclopédie berbère'' (English: ''Berber Encyclopaedia'') is a French-language encyclopaedia dealing with subjects related to the Berber peoples (''Imazighen'' in Berber language), published both in print editions and in a partial online ...
'' (1984–)
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Encyclopédie Méthodique
The ''Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières'' ("Methodical Encyclopedia by Order of Subject Matter") was published between 1782 and 1832 by the French publisher Charles Joseph Panckoucke, his son-in-law Henri Agasse, and the latter's ...
'':
Panckoucke
The Panckoucke family was a French family engaged in publishing and printing.
* Amélie Panckoucke (1750-1830), writer and salonnière, sister of Charles-Joseph ;
* André Joseph Panckoucke (1703-1753), founder of the Panckoucke bookstore in Li ...
Pierre Leroux
Pierre Henri Leroux (7 April 1797 – 12 April 1871), was a French philosopher and political economist. He was born at Bercy, now a part of Paris, the son of an artisan.
Life
His education was interrupted by the death of his father, which co ...
Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse
Following the work of Pierre Larousse on the '' Grand dictionnaire Universel'', the ''Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse'', a ten-volume dictionary, was published between 1982 and 1985 by Éditions Larousse
Éditions Larousse is a Fre ...
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Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle
The ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'' (''Great Universal Dictionary of the 19th Century''), often called the ''Grand Larousse du dix-neuvième'', is a French encyclopedic dictionary. It was planned, directed, published, and to a s ...
'': by
Pierre Larousse
Pierre Athanase Larousse (23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume ''Grand dict ...
(17 volumes 1866–1877); really an encyclopedia despite its name
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Grand Larousse encyclopédique
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'' (1960–1964)
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La Grande Encyclopédie
''La Grande Encyclopédie, inventaire raisonné des sciences, des lettres, et des arts'' (''The Great Encyclopedia: a systematic inventory of science, letters, and the arts'') is a 31-volume encyclopedia published in France from 1886 to 1902 by H. ...
'': general secretaries of the editorial board
Ferdinand-Camille Dreyfus
Ferdinand-Camille Dreyfus (Paris, 19 August 1851 – 1905) was a French journalist and politician, unrelated to his contemporary Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
After a classical and commercial education he prepared himself for the École Polytechnique, ...
and
André Berthelot
André Marcel Berthelot (20 May 1862 – 6 June 1938) was the son of the chemist and politician Marcellin Berthelot and Sophie Berthelot and a député of the Seine.
He was secretary-general of the Grande Encyclopédie starting with the fourth ...
(31 volumes 1886–1902)
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Nouveau Larousse illustré
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French Wikipedia
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal Enciclopedia (in Spanish language, Spanish and Italian language, Italian), or enciclopédia (in Portuguese language, Portuguese), means the English word encyclopedia.
Enciclopedia may refer to:
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'': on paper and
online
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DVD
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Georgian
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Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( ka, ქართული საბჭოთა ენციკლოპედია, ქსე) is the first universal encyclopedia in the Georgian language, printed in Tbilisi from 1965, the editor in chi ...
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German
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German
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The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture
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The encyclopedia describes cou ...
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
The ''Brockhaus Enzyklopädie'' (German for ''Brockhaus Encyclopedia'') is a German-language encyclopedia which until 2009 was published by the F. A. Brockhaus printing house.
The first edition originated in the '' Conversations-Lexikon'' p ...
'': in print 1796–2006, online-only since 2014
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Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten
The ''Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten'' ( en, Encyclopaedia with Special Regard to the Present Times), was a German language encyclopedia published in Leipzig, Germany between 1796 and 1808.
The en ...
Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon
The ''Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon aller Wissenschafften und Künste'' ( en, Great Complete Encyclopedia of All Sciences and Arts, , italic=yes) is a 68-volume German encyclopedia published by Johann Heinrich Zedler between 1731 and 1 ...
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
' or ' was a major encyclopedia in the German language that existed in various editions, and by several titles, from 1839 to 1984, when it merged with the '.
Joseph Meyer (1796–1856), who had founded the publishing house in 1826, intended t ...
'' (1839–1855; 5th ed. 1893–1897)
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Oekonomische Encyklopädie
The ''Oekonomische Encyklopädie'' was a German language encyclopedia started by Johann Georg Krünitz. It appeared in 242 volumes between 1773 and 1858. Each volume has about 600-800 pages, giving a total of about 170,000 pages.
It was orig ...
(General System of State, City, Home and Agriculture)'' Editor
Johann Georg Krünitz
Johann Georg Krünitz (20 March 1728 – 20 December 1796) was a German encyclopedist who started the 242-volume Oekonomische Encyklopädie and during his lifetime managed to complete its first 72 volumes.
Life
Krünitz was born in Berlin as th ...
German Wikipedia
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Greek
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Greek
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Greece
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Encyclopedic lexicon
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'': by P. Gerakakis, I–V volumes, 1861–1865 (Γερακάκης, Πέτρος. ''Λεξικόν εγκυκλοπαίδειας: περιέχον τα κυριωτέρα των επιστημών και τεχνών'')
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Helios
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Papyrus Larousse Britannica
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Suda
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'': historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world (10th century)
* Greek Wikipedia (''Ελληνική Βικιπαίδεια'')
Gujarati
Encyclopedias written in
Gujarati
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* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
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* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...
.
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Bhagavadgomandal
''Bhagavadgomandal'' (Gujarati: ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ) is officially the first encyclopedia and dictionary entirely in Gujarati.
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Gujarati Vishwakosh
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'' (1985–2009)
Hebrew
Encyclopedias written in
Hebrew
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Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
The ''Encyclopedia of the Holocaust'' (1990) has been called "the most recognized reference book on the Holocaust". It was published in an English-language translated edition by Macmillan in tandem with the Hebrew language original edition pu ...
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Hebrew Wikipedia
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History
Timeline
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Hindi
Encyclopedias written in
Hindi
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.
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Agropedia
Agropedia was an online knowledge repository for information related to agriculture in India. It included universal meta models and localized content for a variety of users with appropriate interfaces built in collaborative mode in multiple lang ...
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Hindi Wikipedia
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In October 2021, there were 72 million page views. It ...
Ido
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Indonesian language
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Indonesian Wikipedia
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(''Wikipedia in Indonesia'')
Italian
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Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
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Corriere della Sera
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First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of It ...
'' encyclopedia
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Dizionario storico della Svizzera
The ''Historical Dictionary of Switzerland'' is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience.
The encyclopedia is publishe ...
''
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Enciclopedia Biografica Universale Enciclopedia (in Spanish language, Spanish and Italian language, Italian), or enciclopédia (in Portuguese language, Portuguese), means the English word encyclopedia.
Enciclopedia may refer to:
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emperor
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Italian Wikipedia
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(''Wikipedia in italiano'')
Japanese
Encyclopedias written in
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
.
* The
Heibonsha World Encyclopedia
The is one of Japan's two major encyclopedias, the other being the ''Encyclopedia Nipponica''. The ''World Encyclopedia'' is widely held to be the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedia in the Japanese language.
Formats
The Heibonsha ''World ...
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) 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 ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
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Korean
Encyclopedias written in
Korean
Korean may refer to:
People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
.
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Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (동아원색세계대백과사전), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be p ...
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Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to learn about Korean culture and histor ...
''
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Global World Encyclopedia
''Global World Encyclopedia'' (Korean: ) is a Korean language encyclopedia which was published by Beomhan (범한, Publishing Company) in 2004. Nearly 1500 experts wrote around 138,000 articles about literature, history, science, culture, law, phil ...
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Great Korean Encyclopedia
The ''Great Korean Encyclopedia (조선 대백과 사전)'' is a 30-volume encyclopedia published in North Korea. It includes more than 100,000 Headword, lemmas, 25,000 visual aids and photos, and more than 5,200 biographical names.
History
The p ...
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Jibong yuseol
''Jibong yuseol'' ("Topical Discourses of Jibong") is a Korean encyclopedia written by Yi Su-gwang. It was published in 1614 during the reign of King Gwanghaegun. The author was a silhak scholar and a military officer of the mid-Joseon period o ...
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Kwangmyong Encyclopedia
The ''Kwangmyong Encyclopedia(광명백과사전)'' is a 20-volume encyclopedia published in North Korea. It includes more than 58,000 entries and 9,000 photos, pictures and maps.
History
The prep work for the encyclopedia began in 2004. The ency ...
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Korean Wikipedia
The Korean Wikipedia () is the Korean language edition of Wikipedia. It was founded on 11 October 2002 and reached ten thousand articles on 4 June 2005. As of , it has articles with active users and is the largest Wikipedia.
History
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Kurdish
Encyclopedias written in
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan
*Kyrgyz people
*Kyrgyz national games
*Kyrgyz language
*Kyrgyz culture
*Kyrgyz cuisine
*Yenisei Kirghiz
*The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China
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Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) 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 ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
''
Latin
Encyclopedias written in
Latin
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Bartholomeus Anglicus Bartholomaeus Anglicus (before 1203–1272), also known as Bartholomew the Englishman and Berthelet, was an early 13th-century Scholastic of Paris, a member of the Franciscan order. He was the author of the compendium ''De proprietatibus rerum' ...
* ''
Etymologiae
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'': of
Isidore of Seville
Isidore of Seville ( la, Isidorus Hispalensis; c. 560 – 4 April 636) was a Spanish scholar, theologian, and archbishop of Seville. He is widely regarded, in the words of 19th-century historian Montalembert, as "the last scholar of ...
* ''
Fons memorabilium universi
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'': of
Domenico Bandini of Arezzo
Domenico is an Italian language, Italian given name for males and may refer to:
People
* Domenico Alfani, Italian painter
* Domenico Allegri, Italian composer
* Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster
* Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter
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* ''Liber de natura rerum'': of
Thomas of Cantimpré
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Naturalis Historia
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'': of
Pliny the Elder
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* ''Nine Books of Disciplines'': by
Marcus Terentius Varro
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Speculum Maius
''Speculum maius'' (greater Mirror) was a major encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, written by Vincent de Beauvais in the 13th century. It was a great compendium of all knowledge of the time. The work seems to have consisted of three parts: the ''Spe ...
'': of
Vincent of Beauvais
Vincent of Beauvais ( la, Vincentius Bellovacensis or ''Vincentius Burgundus''; c. 1264) was a Dominican friar at the Cistercian monastery of Royaumont Abbey, France. He is known mostly for his ''Speculum Maius'' (''Great mirror''), a major work ...
Encyclopedias written in Latvian.
*''Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca'', 1927–1940
*''Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija'', 1981–1988
* Latvian Wikipedia (2003)
Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
The ''Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, Енциклопедија Југославије) was the national encyclopedia of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was published by th ...
'': Macedonian edition; the first encyclopedia published in Macedonian
* Macedonian Wikipedia (Википедија)
Malayalam
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.
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Malayalam Britannica
''Britannica Malayalam Encyclopedia'' (also known as ''Malayalam Britannica'' and ''Malayalam Encyclopedia'') is a reference work in the Malayalam language. Its content is in large part a translation of the '' Britannica Concise Encyclopædia''.
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Malayalam Wikipedia
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Norwegian
Encyclopedias written in
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
Store norske leksikon
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The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique vis ...
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Norwegian Wikipedia
There are two Norwegian language editions of Wikipedia: one for articles written in Bokmål or Riksmål, and one for articles written in Nynorsk or Høgnorsk. There are currently articles on the Norwegian Wikipedia edition in Bokmål/Riksmål ...
Persian
Encyclopedias written in
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
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Dehkhoda Dictionary
The ''Dehkhoda Dictionary'' ( fa, لغتنامهٔ دهخدا) is the largest comprehensive Persian encyclopedic dictionary ever published, comprising 200 volumes. It is published by the Tehran University Press (UTP) under the supervision of ...
Encyclopedia of Islam World
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Encyclopedia Islamica
The ''Encyclopaedia Islamica'' is an encyclopedia on Islamic and Iranian studies published by Brill, comprising a projected 16-volume translation of selected articles from the new Persian ''Dā'erat-ol-Ma'āref-e Bozorg-e Eslāmi'' ( fa, دائ ...
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The Persian Encyclopedia
''The Persian Encyclopedia'' ( fa, دایرةالمعارف فارسی; Romanized as ''Dāyerat-ol-ma'āref-e Fārsi'') is one of the most comprehensive and authoritative Encyclopedias written in Persian. It is a ''two-volume'' encyclopedia pub ...
Treasure Box of Knowledge
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Persian Wikipedia
The Persian Wikipedia ( fa, ویکیپدیای فارسی, Wikipediā, Dānešnāme-ye Āzād, Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia) is the Persian language version of Wikipedia. The Persian version of Wikipedia was started in December 2003. As o ...
(2004)
Polish
Encyclopedias written in
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
Encyklopedia nowej generacji E2.0
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Encyklopedia Powszechna Kieszonkowa
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'' (1888)
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Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN
''Internetowa encyklopedia PWN'' ( Polish for ''Internet PWN Encyclopedia'') is a free online Polish-language encyclopedia published by Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (''Polish Scientific Publishers PWN''; until 1991 ''Państwow ...
'': 4 vols (1973-1976)
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Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN
''Internetowa encyklopedia PWN'' ( Polish for ''Internet PWN Encyclopedia'') is a free online Polish-language encyclopedia published by Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (''Polish Scientific Publishers PWN''; until 1991 ''Państwow ...
'': 30 vols (2009-2010)
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Encyklopedia Powszechna Ultima Thule
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into article ( ...
'': 10 vols (1927-1939)
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Encyklopedia staropolska ilustrowana
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into article ( ...
Nowa Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN
''Internetowa encyklopedia PWN'' (Polish for ''Internet PWN Encyclopedia'') is a free online Polish-language encyclopedia published by Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (''Polish Scientific Publishers PWN''; until 1991 ''Państwow ...
'': 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)
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Wielka encyklopedia powszechna ilustrowana Wielka may refer to:
Places in Poland
* Wielka Klonia
* Wielka Komorza
* Wielka Lipa
* Wielka Nieszawka
* Wielka Słońca
* Wielka Wieś (disambiguation), Wielka Wieś
* Wielka Wola (disambiguation), Wielka Wola
* Wielka Łąka
Other
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Polish Wikipedia
The Polish Wikipedia ( pl, Polskojęzyczna Wikipedia) is the Polish-language edition of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. Founded on September 26, 2001, it now has more than articles, making it the -largest Wikipedia edition overall.
Portuguese
Encyclopedias written in
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira
''Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira'' (''Great Portuguese and Brazilian Encyclopaedia'') is a Portuguese 40-volume encyclopedia, published between 1936 and 1960 by Editorial Enciclopédia.
It is both a dictionary, focusing on the stu ...
'': 40 volumes and later supplements (since 1936)
*'' Infopédia'': published by Porto Editora (online)
*
Portuguese Wikipedia
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Romanian
Encyclopedias written in
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
Enciclopedia Cugetarea Enciclopedia (in Spanish and Italian), or enciclopédia (in Portuguese), means the English word encyclopedia.
Enciclopedia may refer to:
*'' Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana'' (1908-)
*''Enciclopedia Italiana'' or ''Treccani'' ( ...
'' (1940, 1999)
* ''
Enciclopedia Română
''Enciclopedia Română'' was the first encyclopedia in the Romanian language. It was published in three volumes by the ASTRA.
The decision to published the ''Enciclopedia română'' was made at a meeting of the ASTRA on February 7, 1895. The ...
Romanian Wikipedia
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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
The ''Moldavian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( ro, Enciclopedia Sovietică Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet, Moldovan Cyrillic: Енчиклопедия Советикэ Молдовеняскэ) was a multi purpose Encyclopedia of Moldavia, is ...
'' ("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
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
.
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedic Dictionary'' (Russian: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона, abbr. ЭСБЕ, tr. ; 35 volumes, small; 86 volumes, large) is a comprehensive multi-volume ...
Great Russian Encyclopedia
The ''Great Russian Encyclopedia'' (GRE; russian: Большая российская энциклопедия, БРЭ, transliterated as ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediya'' or academically as ''Bolšaja rossijskaja enciklopedija'') is a u ...
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Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) 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 ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
Sanskrit
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Varāhamihira
Varāhamihira ( 505 – 587), also called Varāha or Mihira, was an ancient Indian astrologer, astronomer, and polymath who lived in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh, India). He was born at Kapitba in a Brahmin family, in the Avanti region, roughly co ...
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Siribhoovalaya
The ''Siribhoovalaya'' ( kn, ಸಿರಿಭೂವಲಯ) is a work of multi-lingual literature written by Kumudendu Muni, a Jain monk. The work is unique in that it employs not letters, but is composed entirely in Kannada numerals. The ''Sa ...
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Kumudendu Muni
Kumudendu Muni ( kn, ಕುಮುದೇಂದು ಮುನಿ) was a ''Digambara monk'' who authored Siribhoovalaya, a unique multi-lingual literary work. Scholars are divided about when he lived and not much is known about him. It is believed ...
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Sanskrit Wikipedia
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Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra
The ''Abhidharma Śāstra'' ( sa, अभिधर्म महाविभाष शास्त्र) is an ancient Buddhist text. It is thought to have been authored around 150 CE. It is an encyclopedic work on Abhidharma, scholastic Buddhist ...
Encyclopædia Britannica
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Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
The ''Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, Енциклопедија Југославије) was the national encyclopedia of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was published by th ...
'' (''Енциклопедија Југославије''; 1955–1971)
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General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute
The ''General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute'' ( hr, Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda) is a general encyclopedia published in eight volumes by the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute in Zagreb
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Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija
Mala may refer to:
Comics
* Mala (Amazon), an Amazon from Wonder Woman's side of the DC Universe
* Mala (Kryptonian), a villain from Superman's corner of the DC Universe
Films and television
* Mala (1941 film), ''Mala'' (1941 film), a Bollywood ...
'' (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
The Serbian Wikipedia ( sr, Википедија на српском језику, ''Vikipedija na srpskom jeziku'') is the Serbian-language version of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Created on 16 February 2003, it reached its 100,000th ...
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
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Slovak Wikipedia
The Slovak Wikipedia ( sk, Slovenská Wikipédia) is the edition of Wikipedia in Slovak. It was started on before 23 September 2003, only becoming active in the summer of 2004. It cleared the 15,000-article mark in September 2005 and the 50,0 ...
Enciklopedija Slovenije
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Enciclopedia Combi Visual
''Enciclopedia Combi Visual'' is an encyclopedia edition printed in Barcelona, Spain in 1974 composed of 18 volumes. The first set is coloured red containing five books, the second in white containing 13. The encyclopedia edition was primarily ...
Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa
The ''Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa'' (''Great Aragonese Encyclopedia'', commonly abbreviated ''GEA'') is a Spanish language, Aragon-themed, encyclopedia.
It was first published in 1981, under the direction of Eloy Fernández Clemente. In 1999, ...
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Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana
Gran may refer to:
People
*Grandmother, affectionately known as "gran"
*Gran (name)
Places
* Gran, the historical German name for Esztergom, a city and the primatial metropolitan see of Hungary
* Gran, Norway, a municipality in Innlandet count ...
Gran Enciclopedia Gallega
Gran may refer to:
People
*Grandmother, affectionately known as "gran"
*Gran (name)
Places
* Gran, the historical German name for Esztergom, a city and the primatial metropolitan see of Hungary
* Gran, Norway, a municipality in Innlandet count ...
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Gran enciclopedia planeta
Gran may refer to:
People
*Grandmother, affectionately known as "gran"
* Gran (name)
Places
* Gran, the historical German name for Esztergom, a city and the primatial metropolitan see of Hungary
* Gran, Norway, a municipality in Innlandet coun ...
El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud
''El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud'' ''(The New Treasure of Youth)'' is a general Spanish-language encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of ...
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Spanish Wikipedia
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(''Wikipedia en español'')
Swedish
Encyclopedias written in
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
Bra böckers lexikon
A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (, or ; ), is a form-fitting undergarment that is primarily used to support and cover breasts. It can serve a range of other practical and aesthetic purposes, including enhancing or reducing the appear ...
'' (4 editions of 25 volumes each, 1973–1995)
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Focus
Focus, or its plural form foci may refer to:
Arts
* Focus or Focus Festival, former name of the Adelaide Fringe arts festival in South Australia Film
*''Focus'', a 1962 TV film starring James Whitmore
* ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based ...
'' (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
''Nationalencyklopedin'' (; "The National Encyclopedia" in English), abbreviated NE, is a comprehensive contemporary Swedish-language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swedish kronor in 19 ...
'' (20 volumes, 1989–1996)
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Nordisk familjebok
''Nordisk familjebok'' (, "Nordic Family Book") is a Swedish encyclopedia that was published in print from between 1876 and 1993, and that is now fully available in digital form via Project Runeberg at Linköping University. Despite their consi ...
'' (1876–1899; 2nd ed. 1904–1926)
*''
Nordisk familjebok
''Nordisk familjebok'' (, "Nordic Family Book") is a Swedish encyclopedia that was published in print from between 1876 and 1993, and that is now fully available in digital form via Project Runeberg at Linköping University. Despite their consi ...
'' (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
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Svensk uppslagsbok
''Svensk uppslagsbok'' is a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1929 and 1955, in two editions.
First edition
The first edition was started in 1929 by ''Baltiska förlaget AB'', but publishing was taken over by ''Svensk uppslagsbok AB'' in 1 ...
'' (2 editions, 31 and 32 volumes, 1929–1955)
*''Svenska uppslagsverk'':''Svenska uppslagsverk'' /ref> a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander
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Swedish Wikipedia
The Swedish Wikipedia ( sv, Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia) is the Swedish-language edition of Wikipedia and was started on the 23 of May 2001. It is currently the largest Wikipedia by article count with its current articles, it has a ''Wikipedia ...
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) 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 ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
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Tamil
Encyclopedias written in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
.
* 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)
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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 second largest Wikipedia among Indian languages and the largest Wikipedia by article cou ...
: Currently has 1,38,627 articles on various fields; one of the main resources for articles in Tamil language
Thai Wikipedia
The Thai Wikipedia ( th, วิกิพีเดียภาษาไทย) is the Thai language edition of Wikipedia. It was started on 25 December 2003. As of , it has articles and registered users. As of March 2022, Wikipedia (all lang ...
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) 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 ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
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Ukrainian
Encyclopedias written in
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
.
* ''
Encyclopedia of Cybernetics
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Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine
''Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine'' ( uk, Енциклопедія історії України, ЕІУ) is an illustrated encyclopedia on history of Ukraine in 10 volumes. It was published in Ukrainian language in 2003–2013 and 2019Ihor S ...
'' (''Енциклопедія історії України'')
* ''
Encyclopedia of Literature Studies
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'' (''Енциклопедія літературознавства'')
* ''
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ( uk, Енциклопедія Сучасної України (ЕСУ), translit=Entsyklopediia Suchasnoi Ukrainy (ESU)), abbreviated EMU, is a multi-Volume (bibliography), volume national encyclopedia of Ukraine. ...
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy
The ''Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy'' ( uk, Астрономічний енциклопедичний словник) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian encyclopedia of astronomy. It was published in 2003 and has around 3000 entries.
See also
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Legal Encyclopedia
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'' (''Юридична енциклопедія'')
* ''
Medical Encyclopedia
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Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( uk, Українська радянська енциклопедія, ''Ukrayinska radyanska entsyklopediya'') was a multi-purpose encyclopedia of Ukraine, issued in the USSR.
First attempt
Following th ...
'' (''Українська радянська енциклопедія'')
* ''
Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* Som ...
'' (''Український радянський енциклопедичний словник'')
* '' Universal Encyclopedic Dictionary'' (''Універсальний словник-енциклопедія'', 1999, last updated in 2006)
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Ukrainian Wikipedia
The Ukrainian Wikipedia ( uk, Українська Вікіпедія, ''Ukrainska Vikipediia'') is the Ukrainian language edition of the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. The first article was written on January 30, 2004. the Ukrainian Wiki ...
Bahar-e-Shariat
''Bahar-e-Shariat'' ( ur, بہارِ شریعت; 1939) is an encyclopedia of Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence), according to the Hanafi school. Spreading over 20 volumes, Seventeen of its volumes were written by Amjad Ali Aazmi, a disciple of Ahmed Ra ...
Urdu Wikipedia
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Vietnamese
Vietnamese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overse ...
Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam
''Từ điển bách khoa Việt Nam'' (Literally ''Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Vietnam'') is a state-sponsored Vietnamese language encyclopedia that was published in Vietnam in 2005.
It is the first state encyclopedia of the Socialist Republic o ...
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Welsh
Encyclopedias written in
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
Lists of encyclopedias
For lists of encyclopedias, see:
* List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge
* List of encyclopedias by date
* List of encyclopedias by language
* List of online encyclopedias
See also
* Bibliography of encyclopedias
* List of almanacs
* List ...
Encyclopedias
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