Mostrando postagens com marcador motto. Mostrar todas as postagens
Mostrando postagens com marcador motto. Mostrar todas as postagens

sexta-feira, 9 de setembro de 2011

Nicknames and mottos - continued


Nickname                                        Motto


WASHINGTON
The Evergreen State
Al-Ki (Indian word meaning “by and by”)
WEST VIRGINIA
Mountain State
Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
WISCONSIN
Badger State
Forward
WYOMING
Equality State
Equal rights (1955)
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quarta-feira, 27 de julho de 2011

Nicknames and mottos - continued


Nickname                                                 Motto
NEBRASKA

Cornhusker State
Equality before the law

NEVADA

Silver State/Sage State/Sagebrush State
All for Our Country

NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Granite State
Live free or die
NEW JERSEY
Garden State
Liberty and prosperity
NEW MEXICO
Land of Enchantment
Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
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quinta-feira, 7 de julho de 2011

Nicknames and mottos - continued


Nickname                                                       Motto


KENTUCKY
Bluegrass State
United we stand, divided we fall
LOUISIANA
Pelican State
Union, justice, and confidence
MAINE
Pine Tree State
Dirigo (I lead)
MARYLAND
Old Line State
Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
MASSACHUSETTS
Bay State/Old Colony State
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)


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

quinta-feira, 23 de junho de 2011

Nicknames and mottos - continued




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

Nicknames                                                  Mottos
COLORADO
Centennial State
Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence)
CONNECTICUT
Constitution State
Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)
DELAWARE
The First State/The Diamond State/Blue Hen State/Small Wonder
Liberty and independence
FLORIDA 
Sunshine State
In God we trust (1868)
GEORGIA
Peach State
Wisdom, justice, and moderation
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