Florida
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈflɒɹɪdə//
- Canada//ˈfloɹɪdə//
- Canada//ˈfloɹədə//
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A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.
proper noun
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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!
The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.
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The peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States.
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Several places in South and Central America: Two adjacent cities in Vicente López department, Buenos Aires province, Argentina: Florida Este and Florida Oeste.
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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.
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A surname.
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Variant of University of FloridaEllipsis of University of Florida.
Etymology
From Spanish florida (“flowery”), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers, from Latin floridus. 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”).
Florida · A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.
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