Florida
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: flŏrʹ-ĭ-də
ipa: /ˈflɒɹ.ɪ.də/
ipa: /ˈflɒɹ.ə.də/
enpr: flôrʹ-ĭ-də
ipa: /ˈfloɹ.ɪ.də/
ipa: /ˈfloɹ.ə.də/
ipa: /ˈfloɹ.də/
ipa: /ˈflɔ.ɹɪ.də/
ipa: /ˈflɔ.ɹə.də/
note: New York City, Philadelphia, traditional Eastern New England (except for Boston), Ireland
enpr: flärʹ-ĭ-də
ipa: /ˈflɑɹ.ɪ.də/
note: New York City, Philadelphia, traditional Eastern New England (except for Boston), Ireland
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”).
Senses: examples: text: 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!
ref: 2015, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Municipal Violations”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 7, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
text: 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.
ref: 2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN:
glosses: A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.
glosses: The peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States.
synonyms: UF
coordinate_terms: Florida State
FSU
glosses: Ellipsis of University of Florida.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
Two adjacent cities in Vicente López department, Buenos Aires province, Argentina: Florida Este and Florida Oeste.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A province of Santa Cruz department, Bolivia.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A town and commune of the Biobío region, Chile.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A town in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A municipality of Copán department, Honduras.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A district of the Amazonas region, Peru.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A department of Uruguay.
glosses: Several places in South and Central America:
A city, the capital of Florida department, Uruguay.
glosses: Several places in the Caribbean:
A municipality and city in Camagüey province, Cuba.
glosses: Several places in the Caribbean:
A town and municipality of Puerto Rico.
glosses: Several places in the Caribbean:
A barrio of the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.
glosses: Several places in the Caribbean:
A barrio in the municipality and island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, named for the river.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, named for the state.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A township in Parke County, Indiana, named after a place in New York.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, perhaps named for Spanish Florida.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named after Florida Creek.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A ghost town and former village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the state.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town in Montgomery County, New York, named for the state.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A village in Orange County, New York.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A village in Henry County, Ohio, named for the state.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A river in Colorado, flowing from Lillie Lake in the Weminuche Wilderness into the Animas near Durango.
glosses: A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa, perhaps named for the state.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
glosses: Several places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines.
glosses: Several places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Maria Aurora, Aurora, Philippines.
glosses: Several places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
glosses: Several places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
glosses: Several places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines.
Derived terms: FL
Fla.
Florabama
Floribama
Floribbean
Florida anise
Florida Bay
Florida black wolf
Florida carpenter ant
Florida City
Florida cracker
Florida dogwood
Florida honeymoon
Florida horse conch
Florida Keys
Florida Man
Florida panther
Florida room
Florida scrub jay
Florida Strait
Florida Straits
Florida Woman
Floridian
Floridization
Straits of Florida
Related terms: word: Mount Florida
english: from Latin
translation: from Latin
word: Strata Florida