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

North Dakota Symbols

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.

State Symbols

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.