"Britannica" meaning in English

See Britannica in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Britannica
  1. Short for Encyclopædia Britannica, long the most prominent English-language general encyclopedia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Encyclopædia Britannica, long the most prominent English-language general encyclopedia Translations (Encyclopædia Britannica): بْرِيتَانِيكَا (brītānīkā) (Arabic), 大英百科全书 (Dà-Yīng Bǎikē Quánshū) (Chinese Mandarin), इनसाइक्लोपीडिया ब्रिटैनिका (insāiklopīḍiyā briṭainikā) [feminine] (Hindi), ब्रिटैनिका (briṭainikā) [feminine] (Hindi), ब्रिटैनिका विश्वकोष (briṭainikā viśvakoṣ) [feminine] (Hindi), بریتانیکا (beritânikâ) (Persian)
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