official language
noun[C]
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thelanguageor one of thelanguagesthat isacceptedby a country'sgovernment, istaughtinschools, used in thecourtsoflaw, etc.:
Englishis theofficiallanguageandgovernmentmust doitsbusinessinEnglish.
Examplesofofficial language
official language
English was proclaimed anofficiallanguagelater, outside the constitution.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the list those idioms deemed by member states as mere dialects of anofficiallanguageare not included.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Swedish is also the soleofficiallanguageof the province.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Afrikaans did not gain recognition as anofficiallanguageuntil 1925.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These figures reveal the reality of a bygone era, one in which millions of people could conduct their lives without speaking the state'sofficiallanguage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It may also refer to something endowed with governmental recognition or mandate, as inofficiallanguage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Slovene is anofficiallanguageof all the municipalities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Signs and posters must be in theofficiallanguageand they may also be in another language provided theofficiallanguagebe markedly predominant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each municipality and county can declare one of the two languages as itsofficiallanguage, or it can remain language neutral.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The main language used in primary schools normally follows theofficiallanguageof its municipality, and is decided by referendum within the local school district.
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- desert terrain
- deserve
- deserved
- deservedly
- deserves-a-medal
- deserves-whatever-everything-gets
- deserving
- deserving-poor
- desi
- desiccant
- desiccate
- desiccated
- desiccation
- desideratum
- design
- designate
- designated
- designated agency
- designated area
- designated driver
- designated-driver
- designated hitter
- designated-hitter
- designated location
- designated-player-rule