English-Finnish translations for official language

• virallinen kieli
  Jotta kroatia voi olla virallinen kieli, on perussopimusta muutettava. For Croatian to be an official language, the Treaty has to be modified.
  Muoto "virallisesti tunnustettu alueellinen kieli" on oikea, eikä "virallinen kieli" . The expression "officially recognized regional language' is correct, but not "official language.'
  Kuvitelkaamme, että venäjästä tulisi EU:n virallinen kieli. Just let us imagine that Russian were to become an EU official language.

Definition of official language

• A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use

Related words

• official
• officially
• unofficial
• officials
• unofficially
• inofficial
• officialdom
• officialism
• semi-official
• semiofficial