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official language designation  

Definition

  • The United States is one of only a few countries in the world that has never adopted an official language or languages. In the late 1970s, a movement began in Miami, Florida, that soon spread across the country, calling for the formal adoption of English as the sole and exclusive language of the country. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Official Language Designation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JHJFT5HS-X

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