The participating APEC economies are: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong-China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam.
Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Proverb(noun) an old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Proverb(noun) a striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation) . A motto (derived from the Latin muttum, 'mutter', by way of Italian motto, 'word', 'sentence') is a maxim, a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group or organization.xamples of unusual choices in motto language include: 1  County of Somerset, Sumorsaete ealle (All men of Somerset), Anglo-Saxon; 2  South Cambridgeshire in the English Fens, Niet Zonder Arbyt (Not Without Labour), Dutch 3  : South Africa, Çke e: Çxarra Çke (Unity in diversity}, ÇXam.