European Studies and ÖCK: Encyclopedias and handbooks

Encyclopaedia Britannica offers more than 72,000 encyclopedia articles and also articles about current events from the Britannica Books of the Year. You can also search a dictionary with 73,000 words, look at geographical and biographical sections and special features on different themes.

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