sicut patribus, sit Deus nobis

[ see-koot -pah-tri-boos, sit -de-oos -noh-bis; English sik-uht -pa-truh-buhs, sit -dee-uhs -noh-bis, dey-uhs ]

/ ˈsi kʊt ˈpɑ trɪˌbʊs, sɪt ˈdɛ ʊs ˈnoʊ bɪs; English ˈsɪk ət ˈpæ trə bəs, sɪt ˈdi əs ˈnoʊ bɪs, ˈdeɪ əs /

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as with our fathers, may God be with us: motto of Boston.

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