Florida
pronunciation
How to pronounce Florida in British English:
UK [ˈflɒrɪdə]
How to pronounce Florida in American English:
US [ˈflɔrədə , 'flɔridə]
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- Noun:
- a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Word Origin
- Florida
- U.S. state, formerly a Spanish colony, probably from Spanish Pascua florida, literally "flowering Easter," a Spanish name for Palm Sunday, and so named because the peninsula was discovered on that day (March 20, 1513) by the expedition of Spanish explorer Ponce de León (1474-1521). From Latin floridus "flowery, in bloom" (see florid). Related: Floridian (1580s as a noun, in reference to the natives; 1819 as an adjective).
Example
- 1. The dream of a high-tech florida is not outlandish .
- 2. Before the second world war florida was a mosquito-infested backwater .
- 3. Florida democrats opposed the measure .
- 4. My main target was florida .
- 5. A similar measure will appear in florida .