Official language
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official-language-164-4699641
title:
Official language
text:
An official language is a language having certain rights to be used in defined situations. These rights can be created in written form or by historic usage. 178 countries recognize an official language, 101 of them recognizing more than one. The government of Italy made Italian official only in 1999, and some nations have never declared de jure official languages at the national level. Other nations have declared non-indigenous official languages. Many of the world's constitutions mention one or
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Language given special status in a country or territory
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_language
date created:
2003-03-07T22:50:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T19:59:00Z
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