Nicknames and mottos

Os estados americanos têm “nickname” (apelidos) e “motto” (lema). Vejamos alguns:

Nickname                                                                 Motto

ALABAMA

Yellowhammer State

Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights)

ALASKA                                                            

The Last Frontier / Land of the Midnight Sun

North to the Future

ARIZONA

The Grand Canyon State / Copper State

Ditat Deus (God enriches)

ARKANSAS

The Natural State

Regnat populus (The people rule)

CALIFORNIA

The Golden State

Eureka (I have found it)

To be continued...

Fontes:

http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801718.html

http://en.wikipedia.org