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

 

 

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North Dakota Symbols

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North Dakota State Language

English

 

Adopted in  1987.

 

English language is the official language of the state of North Dakota.

It was adopted  in 1987.

 

 

NORTH DAKOTA CENTURY CODE,
54-02-13 - English As Official Language (1987)
The English language is the official language of the state of North Dakota.

 


6.3 percent of this state's residents speak a language other than English. The most common of these languages are German, Norwegian, Spanish, and French. This state has the nation's highest proportion of speakers of German, and Norwegian.
 

 

 

 

 

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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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