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US State Symbols

 

Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States

 

 

Arkansas Symbols

 

Arkansas Greeting

 

Arkansas Symbols

American Folk Dance, Anthem, Beverage, Bird, Butterfly, Flag, Flower, Fruit, Gemstone, Historic Cooking Vessel, Historical Song, Insect, Language, Mammal, Mineral, Motto, Musical Instrument, Nicknames, Poet Laureate, Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas Northwest, Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas Southeast, Rock, Seal, Soil, Song1, Song2, Tree, Trout Capital of the USA, Vegetable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arkansas State Language

English Language

 

Adopted in 1987.

 

The English Language was adopted in 1987 as the state

language of the state of Arkansas.

 

 

Arkansas Legislature Archives

1-4-117. Official language.
(a)  The English language shall be the official language of the State of Arkansas. 
(b)  This section shall not prohibit the public schools from performing their duty to provide equal educational opportunities to all children. 
History. Acts 1987, No. 40, § 1; 1987, No. 77, § 1.

 

 

 

 

 

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State symbols represent things that are special to a particular state.

 

symbol  \ˈsim-bəl\
noun


Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century

1:  Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.

 

 

 

 

 
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