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  2. Per ardua ad astra - Wikipedia

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    Per ardua ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "through adversity to the stars" [1] or "through struggle to the stars" [2] that is the official motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces such as the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force, as well as the Royal Indian Air Force until 1947.

  3. List of military unit mottoes by country - Wikipedia

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    Blekinge Wing: Styrka genom samverkan (Swedish for "Strength through cooperation") Skaraborg Wing: Vilja, kunnande, ära (Swedish for "Will, knowledge, honour") Uppland Wing: Labor, effectus, vigor (Latin for "Work, efficiency, satisfaction") Västmanland Wing: Per aspera ad astra (Latin for "Through hardships to the stars") Swedish Army

  4. Ex unitate vires - Wikipedia

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    The motto on the former coat of arms of South Africa. Ex unitate vires (lit. "from unity, strength") is a Latin phrase formerly used as the national motto of South Africa.It was originally translated as "Union is Strength" but was later revised in 1961 to mean "Unity is Strength".

  5. Royal Australian Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The badge is composed of the St Edward's Crown mounted on a circle featuring the words Royal Australian Air Force, beneath which scroll work displays the Latin motto Per Ardua Ad Astra, which it shares with the Royal Air Force. Surmounting the badge is a wedge-tailed eagle.

  6. List of Latin phrases (P) - Wikipedia

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    through the cross, growth: Motto of Lambda Chi Alpha: per curiam: through the senate: Legal term meaning "by the court", as in a per curiam decision: per definitionem: through the definition: Thus, "by definition" per diem (pd.) by day: Thus, "per day". A specific amount of money an organization allows an individual to spend per day, typically ...

  7. Per aspera ad astra (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Per aspera ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "through hardships to the stars" and is the motto of many organizations. Per aspera ad astra may also refer to: Per Aspera Ad Astra, a 1981 Soviet science fiction film; Per Aspera Ad Astra, an album by Stars of the Lid "Per Aspera Ad Astra", a song by the band Haggard from the album Eppur Si Muove

  8. List of university and college mottos - Wikipedia

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    Latin: Argentine virtue is strength and study [1] Buenos Aires Institute of Technology: Ad Lucem Serenitate Tendo [2] Latin To the light peacefully she goes [2] National University of Córdoba: Ut portet nomen meum coram gentibus: Latin Carry my name to the people National University of the South: Ardua Veritatem: Latin Through the difficulties ...

  9. Ad astra - Wikipedia

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    Ad is a Latin preposition expressing direction toward in space or time (e.g. ad nauseam, ad infinitum, ad hoc, ad libidem, ad valorem, ad hominem). It is also used as a prefix in Latin word formation. [4] Astra is the accusative plural form of the Latin word astrum 'star' (from Ancient Greek ἄστρον astron 'star', from Proto-Indo-European ...