L'Étoile du Nord
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L'étoile du nord (note capitalization) is also an opera.
L'Étoile du Nord is a French phrase meaning "The Star of the North". It is the motto of the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It was chosen by the state's first governor, Henry Hastings Sibley, and was adopted in 1861, three years after admission of Minnesota to the union.[2] Because of this motto, one of Minnesota's nicknames is The North Star State. The Minnesota North Stars chose the English translation for their name; when the team moved to Texas, the Lone Star State, the team's name was changed to the Dallas Stars.
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Minnesota Statute § 1.135, subd. 3(f)(1). State of Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
- ^ Minnesota State Symbols: State Motto. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
