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1
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Melbourne

A

vires acquirit eundo

she requires strength as she goes

2
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Montreal

A

concordia salus

salvation through harmony

3
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Paris

A

fluctuat nec mergitus

tossed by the waves, she does not flounder

4
Q

Prague

A

Praga capot rei publicae

Prague, head of the republic

5
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Warsaw

A

semper invicta

always invincible

6
Q

Dublin

A

obedientia civium urbis felicitas

happy the city where citizens obey

7
Q

London

A

domine dirige nos

Lord direct us

8
Q

Westminster

A

custodi civitatem domine

guard the city, O Lord

9
Q

Manchester

A

concilio et labore

by wisdom and effort

10
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Edinburgh

A

nisi dominus frustra

except the lord in vain

11
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St. Andrews

A

dum spiro, spero

while I breath I hope

12
Q

Chicago

A

urbs in horto

city in a garden

13
Q

Boston

A

sicut patribus sit deus nobis

god be with us as he was with our fathers

14
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Detroit

A

speramus meliorai resurget cineribus

we hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes

15
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Philadelphia

A

philadelphia maneto

let brotherly love continue

16
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Perth

A

pro lege et libertate

for law and liberty

17
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Venice

A

esto perpetua

may she last forever

18
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Kingdom of Italy

A

foedere et reliogione tenemur

we are held together by past and by religion

19
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Monaco

A

deo iuvante

with god’s help

20
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Panama

A

pro mundi beneficio

for the benefit of the world

21
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Romania

A

nihil sine deo

nothing without god

22
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Sealand

A

e mare libertas

from the sea, freedom

23
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Spain

A

plus ultra

further beyond

24
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Switzerland

A

unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno

one for all, all for one

25
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United States

A

e pluribus unum

from many one

26
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Canada

A

a mari usque ad mare

from sea to sea