By the time anything resembling a language policy was introduced, English had already reached all corners of the globe. For example, English-speaking puritans were not the only Europeans to arrive in North America: Spanish, French, Dutch and German were also widely spoken.
immemorial - long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history; time immemorial. old - of long duration; not new; old tradition; old house; old wine; old country; old friendships; old money.
-sas. 1. any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes. 2. any of various similar or related plants, as the silk tree.3. a cocktail of orange juice and champagne.imosa-any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves. genus Mimosa-genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement.