official language
official language noun: a language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.
Noun
official language (plural 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.2018 June 15, Harmeet Kaur, “FYI: English isn’t the official language of the United States”, in CNN
- President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order naming English the official language of the United States.2025 March 17, Sahana Mukherjee and Mark Hugo Lopez, “How Americans feel about making English the official language of the U.S.”, in Pew Research Center
official language meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
official language in Hindi
- language
- राजभाषा rājbhāṣā
official language in Tamil
- language
- ஆட்சிமொழி āṭcimoḻi
official language in Marathi
- language
- अधिकृत भाषा adhikŕt bhāṣā, राजभाषा rājbhāṣā
official language in Urdu
- language
- دَفْتَری زُبان daftarī zubān, دَفْتَری زَبان daftarī zabān
More languagesFewer languages
- official language in Bengali
- দাপ্তরিক ভাষা daptorik bhaśa
- official language in Telugu
- అధికార భాష adhikāra bhāṣa
- official language in Malayalam
- ഔദ്യോഗിക ഭാഷ audyōgika bhāṣa
- official language in Kannada
- ರಾಜಭಾಷೆ rājabhāṣe
- official language in Nepali
- आधिकारिक भाषा ādhikārik bhāṣā
- official language in Pashto
- رسمي ژبه rasmí žëba
- official language in Tagalog
- opisyal na wika
- official language in Arabic
- لُغَة رَسْمِيَّة luḡa rasmiyya
- official language in Malay
- bahasa rasmi
- official language in Indonesian
- bahasa resmi
- official language in Thai
- ภาษาราชการ paa-sǎa-râat-chá-gaan, ภาษาทางการ paa-sǎa-taang-gaan
- official language in Vietnamese
- ngôn ngữ chính thức
- Sindhi
- سرڪاري ٻولي srkāre ḇole
- Dhivehi
- ރަސްމީ ބަސް rasmī bas
Forms of official language
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Questions about official language
- What does official language mean?
- Official language means a language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.
- What is official language in Hindi?
- Official language in Hindi is राजभाषा (rājbhāṣā). See Official language meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is official language?
- Official language is a noun.
- What is the plural of official language?
- The plural of official language is official languages.
Words near official language in the dictionary
Source and license
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