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Meanings of official languages in English

Russian
официальный язык
Portuguese
língua oficial brasileira
Spanish
idiomas oficiales
Catalan
llengua oficial
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Language given special status in some polity.

Related terms
официальный язык
Usage of official languages in English
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LANGUAGE: Spanish and French are the official languages, though Spanish is predominant.
Reuters
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Following the accession in May, the EU shall have 20 official languages.
The Irish Times
3
South Africa is a beautifully diverse country, we have 11 official languages.
The South African
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South Africa has 11 official languages while Australia is predominantly English.
The South African
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Surely both official languages can easily be accommodated in these type of situations.
The Irish Times
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We live in a country with 11 official languages and thousands of dialects.
The South African
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We have 11 official languages but South African is not one of them.
The South African
8
South Africa has 11 official languages, and scores of unofficial ones.
The South African
9
Sir, -Irish is one of the two official languages of this country.
The Irish Times
10
Which will help promote the access, research and adoption of all official languages digitally.
The South African
11
It asked for poets to submit work in all the country's 11 official languages.
The South African
12
Harvey says families can improvise in the game since SA has 11 official languages.
The South African
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So how does a crash-course in all 11 official languages of South Africa sound?
The South African
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You gooi many languages into one sentence because we have 11 official languages, wena.
The South African
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In the European Parliament it is the least spoken of all 23 official languages.
The Irish Times
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What it can and does do is determine the official languages, a separate matter.
The Irish Times
This collocation consists of:
Translations for official languages
Official languages across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Rare