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Florida

  • /ˈfloɹɪdə/ Canada, US
  • /ˈfloɹədə/ Canada, US
  • /ˈfloɹdə/ Canada, US
  • /ˈflɒɹɪdə/ Boston, UK
  • /ˈflɒɹədə/ Boston, UK
  • /ˈflɔɹɪdə/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /ˈflɔɹədə/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /ˈflɑɹɪdə/
  • /ˈflorɪɖɑ/ South Asia
  • /ˈflɔ-/ South Asia

Where it comes from

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”).

proper noun

  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 alliga
  2. The peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States.
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of University of Florida

    Similar: UF

  4. Two adjacent cities in Vicente López department, Buenos Aires province, Argentina: Florida Este and Florida Oeste.
  5. A province of Santa Cruz department, Bolivia.
  6. A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
  7. A town and commune of the Biobío region, Chile.
  8. A town in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
  9. A municipality of Copán department, Honduras.
  10. A district of the Amazonas region, Peru.
  11. A department of Uruguay.
  12. A city, the capital of Florida department, Uruguay.
  13. A municipality and city in Camagüey province, Cuba.
  14. A town and municipality of Puerto Rico.
  15. A barrio of the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.
  16. A barrio in the municipality and island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
  17. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, named for the river.
  18. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, named for the state.
  19. A township in Parke County, Indiana, named after a place in New York.
  20. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, perhaps named for Spanish Florida.
  21. A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named after Florida Creek.
  22. A ghost town and former village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the state.
  23. A town in Montgomery County, New York, named for the state.
  24. A village in Orange County, New York.
  25. A village in Henry County, Ohio, named for the state.
  26. A river in Colorado, flowing from Lillie Lake in the Weminuche Wilderness into the Animas near Durango.
  27. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa, perhaps named for the state.
  28. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
  29. A barangay of Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines.
  30. A barangay of Maria Aurora, Aurora, Philippines.
  31. A barangay of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
  32. A barangay of Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
  33. A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines.
  34. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sunshine state, everglade state, miami, adirondack, buddha, fla, fluoride, ornament, slash, flourishing, flamboyant, elaborate, rococo, baroque, ornate, flowery

Translations

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name American state

EspañolFlorida
한국어플로리다 Peullorida
日本語フロリダ Furorida
中文佛羅里達 /佛罗里达 Fóluólǐdá, 佛州 Fózhōu
हिन्दीफ़्लोरिडा floriḍā, फ्लोरिडा phloriḍā
PortuguêsFlórida
FrançaisFloride
DeutschFlorida
ItalianoFlorida
ΕλληνικάΦλόριντα Flórinta
RomânăFlorida
РусскийФлори́да Florída, Фло́рида Flórida
العربيةفْلُورِيدَا flōridā
עבריתפלוֹרִידָה flórida

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"Florida." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/florida. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Florida. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/florida

Chicago

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BibTeX
@misc{florida_2026,
  title = {Florida},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/florida},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}