The Italian state of Venice was rule by a Doge for over 1000 yrs (8th to the 18th Centuries)
Doge was the (Venetian) Italian word for Duke.
Stai lavorando (one people) State lavorando (many)
Yes, 'State zitti' is Italian. The imperative 'state' means '[you all] be, stand, stay'. The adjective 'zitti' means 'quiet'. Together, they're pronounced 'STAH-teh TSEET-tee'.That's what's said to a group of males or a mixed group of females and males. To females only, it's 'Statezitte'. It's pronounced 'STAH-teh TSEET-teh'.
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Pupilla dell'insegnante in the feminine and pupillo dell'insegnante in the masculine are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "teacher's pet." The feminine and masculine singular nouns translate literally into English as "ward (of the state)" in other contexts. The respective pronunciations will be "poo-PEEL-la del-LEEN-sey-NYAN-tey" in the feminine and "poo-PEEL-lo del-LEEN-sey-NYAN-tey" in the masculine in Italian.
Come sta la tua giornata is an Italian equivalent of 'How is your day'. The words in Italian are pronounced 'KOH-may stah lah TOO-ah johr-NAH-tah'.In the word by word translation, the adverb 'come' means 'how'. The verb 'sta' means '[he/she/it] is, stands'. The feminine definite article 'la' means 'the'. The feminine possessive 'tua' means 'your'. The feminine gender noun 'giornata' means 'daytime, day long'.
Makran - princely state - ended in 1955.
Princely State of Mysore was created in 1799.
Kharan - princely state - ended in 1955.
Kharan - princely state - was created in 1697.
Swat - princely state - ended in 1969.
Dholpur - princely state - was created in 1806.
Dholpur - princely state - ended in 1947.
Chitral - princely state - was created in 1585.
Chitral - princely state - ended in 1969.
Patna - princely state - ended in 1948.
Nagar - princely state - ended in 1974.
Swat - princely state - was created in 1849.