official language

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.

Equivalents

Españolidioma oficial lengua oficial

Françaislangue officielle

DeutschAmtssprache

18 more languages

العربيةلُغَة رَسْمِيَّة

Suomivirallinen kieli virkakieli

हिन्दीराजभाषा

Bahasa Indonesiabahasa resmi

Italianolingua ufficiale

日本語公用語

ភាសាខ្មែរភាសាផ្លូវការ

한국어공식어 공용어

मराठीअधिकृत भाषा

Nederlandsambtstaal officiële taal

Polskijęzyk urzędowy

Portuguêslíngua oficial

Русскийофициа́льный язы́к

தமிழ்ஆட்சிமொழி

ไทยภาษาทางการ ภาษาราชการ

Türkçeresmî dil

اردودفتری زبان

Tiếng Việtquốc ngữ

Examples

“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.”

“President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order ⟳ naming English the official language of the United States.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

official mark Official Monster Raving Loony Party official passport official scorer officialate Officialdom

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