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State Symbols
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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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Mississippi Symbols
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Mississippi State Language
English
Adopted on July 1, 1987.
The English Language was adopted on July 1, 1987. It is the Mississippi State Language.
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended
SEC. 3-3-31. State language.
The English language is the official language of the State of Mississippi.
SOURCES: Laws, 1987, ch. 439, eff from and after July 1, 1987.
3.6 percent of this state's residents speak a language other
than English. The most common of these languages are Spanish, French,
German, and Choctaw. This state has the nation's highest proportion of
speakers of Choctaw.
Although the portion of Mississippians who speak a language besides English
in their homes has grown, the number who speak little or no English has
fallen since 1990.
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State Symbols
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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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