e pluribus unum

proverb

"out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)

OriginLatin ē plūribus ūnum →
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Meanings

proverb
  1. "out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)

Origin

  1. Latinē plūribus ūnum
  2. Englishe pluribus unum

Borrowed from Latin ē plūribus ūnum.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 合眾為一 /合众为一
  • 合眾為一 /合众为一 (hé zhòng wéi yī)e pluribus unum
Czech z mnohých jeden
  • z mnohých jedene pluribus unum
Finnish monesta yksi
  • monesta yksie pluribus unum
French un à partir de plusieurs, de plusieurs, un
  • un à partir de plusieurse pluribus unum
  • de plusieurs, une pluribus unum
German aus vielen eines
  • aus vielen einese pluribus unum
Japanese 多数から一つへ
  • 多数から一つへ (tasū-kara hitotsu-e)e pluribus unum
Latin ē plūribus ūnum
  • ē plūribus ūnume pluribus unum
Polish z wielu jeden
  • z wielu jedene pluribus unum
Portuguese de muitos, um
  • de muitos, ume pluribus unum
Romanian una din multe
  • una din multee pluribus unum
Russian еди́нственный из мно́гих
  • еди́нственный из мно́гих (jedínstvennyj iz mnógix)e pluribus unum
Spanish de muchos, uno
  • de muchos, unoe pluribus unum
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Chicago

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