Florida

//ˈflɒɹ.ɪ.də// name

name ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.

    "In 2012 in Florida, a staggering 88% of all license suspensions were due to failure to comply with summons or fines, which is insane. It also leaves only 12% for Florida’s other most common violations: accidentally taking your golf cart on the freeway, feeding meth to an alligator, feeding an alligator to a meth dealer, and being an alligator meth dealer. Florida!"

  2. 2
    The peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States.
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of University of Florida. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  4. 4
    Several places in South and Central America:; Two adjacent cities in Vicente López department, Buenos Aires province, Argentina: Florida Este and Florida Oeste.
  5. 5
    Several places in South and Central America:; A province of Santa Cruz department, Bolivia.
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    Several places in South and Central America:; A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
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    Several places in South and Central America:; A town and commune of the Biobío region, Chile.
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    Several places in South and Central America:; A town in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
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    Several places in South and Central America:; A municipality of Copán department, Honduras.
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    Several places in South and Central America:; A district of the Amazonas region, Peru.
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    Several places in South and Central America:; A department of Uruguay.
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    Several places in South and Central America:; A city, the capital of Florida department, Uruguay.
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    Several places in the Caribbean:; A municipality and city in Camagüey province, Cuba.
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    Several places in the Caribbean:; A town and municipality of Puerto Rico.
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    Several places in the Caribbean:; A barrio of the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.
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    Several places in the Caribbean:; A barrio in the municipality and island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, named for the river.
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    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, named for the state.
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    Several places in the United States:; A township in Parke County, Indiana, named after a place in New York.
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    Several places in the United States:; A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, perhaps named for Spanish Florida.
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    Several places in the United States:; A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named after Florida Creek.
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    Several places in the United States:; A ghost town and former village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the state.
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    Several places in the United States:; A town in Montgomery County, New York, named for the state.
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    Several places in the United States:; A village in Orange County, New York.
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    Several places in the United States:; A village in Henry County, Ohio, named for the state.
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    Several places in the United States:; A river in Colorado, flowing from Lillie Lake in the Weminuche Wilderness into the Animas near Durango.
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    A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa, perhaps named for the state.
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    An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
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    Several places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines.
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    Several places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Maria Aurora, Aurora, Philippines.
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    Several places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
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    Several places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
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    Several places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines.

Synonyms

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everglade stateflflanorwoodsunshine stateuf

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"The weather in Florida is generally moderate."

Etymology

From Spanish florida (“flowery”), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers. The state's name specifically is a shortening of la Florida (“the flowery one”) or Pascua Florida (“flowery Easter”). It is the oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US. The village in Orange County, New York was named in the 1760s from Latin flōrida (“flowery”).

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Florida BayFlorida CityFlorida KeysFlorida ManFlorida StraitFlorida StraitsFlorida WomanFlorida aniseFlorida apple snailFlorida arrowrootFlorida banded water snakeFlorida bass

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