official language
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official language
noun official languages
- A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use. A lot of multilingual countries promote an official language, but the United States has never done so with English. In fact, the US has no official language.
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noun language
| Español | idioma oficial, lengua oficial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공용어 gong'yong'eo |
| 日本語 | 公用語 kōyōgo |
| 中文 | 官方語言 /官方语言 guānfāng yǔyán, 正式語文 /正式语文 zhèngshì yǔwén |
| हिन्दी | राजभाषा rājbhāṣā |
| Kiswahili | lugha rasmi |
| Português | língua oficial |
| Français | langue officielle |
| Deutsch | Amtssprache |
| Italiano | lingua ufficiale |
| Ελληνικά | επίσημη γλώσσα epísimi glóssa |
| Română | limbă oficială |
| Русский | официа́льный язы́к oficiálʹnyj jazýk |
| Tiếng Việt | ngôn ngữ chính thức |
| العربية | لُغَة رَسْمِيَّة luḡa rasmiyya |
| עברית | שָׂפָה רִשְׁמִית safá rishmít |
Talk about this word "official language." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/official%20language. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. official language. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/official%20language "official language." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/official%20language.Cite this
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title = {official language},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/official%20language},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
