Florence

[ flawr-uhns, flor- ]

/ ˈflɔr əns, ˈflɒr- /

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noun

Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.

a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.

a city in E South Carolina.

a town in N Kentucky.

a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “flowery.”

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Words nearby Florence

Floral Park, floral tube, Floréal, floreat, floreated, Florence, Florence fennel, Florence flask, Florencio Varela, Florentine, Florentine stitch

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How to use Florence in a sentence

The stars align in the strangest ways for Florence when she somehow becomes the personal assistant to the author, leading them on a research trip to Marrakesh, where things go haywire.
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There would be no marches on Florence’s Piazza della Signoria that day, or the next.
Bitcoin, stocks and crude take off as the markets brace for a wave of stimulus checks|Bernhard Warner|February 8, 2021|Fortune
Before Florence died in February, she wrote a letter to Katherine that was read in court during sentencing Monday.
A prosecutor and police chief were adored in their community. Then their scheme unraveled.|Kim Bellware|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Giant squids tend to have short lives, lasting about five years, Florence said.
Giant squid that washed ashore in South Africa is a rare glimpse of the deep-sea creature|Heather Djunga|November 10, 2020|Washington Post

The speech made such an impression on Florence that she always began her life story with this moment, which inspired her long career as an activist.
“I burned with indignation”|Katie McLean|October 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Arthur Acton decided to go into business with a neighbor in Florence, Bernard Berenson.
In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Hales, Florence was a town ruled by and for men.
The Life of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the (Most Likely) Real 'Mona Lisa'|Justin Jones|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the Mafia also took its revenge, setting off bombs in Rome, Florence and Milan that killed ten people.
Pope Francis May Be Risking His Life by Taking on the Mafia|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next morning, guests boarded private jets to Florence for the ceremony at the Forte di Belvedere, rented for a cool $400,000.
Which of Kim Kardashian’s Weddings Was More Ridiculous?|Kevin Fallon|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will reportedly take a smaller group of friends to another villa outside Florence to continue the celebrations on Sunday.
Eavesdropping On Kim and Kanye’s Florentine “Wedding of the Century”|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You are thinking: Lucky fellow, first he writes from Venice and then from Florence.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
This day I saw the Florence Ambassador go to his audience, the weather very foul, and yet he and his company very gallant.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
Savonarola kindled a greater fire in Florence than all the artists whom the Medici ever patronized.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The queen-mother is about to be sent back to Florence, and Monsieur de Conde will no doubt be brought to trial.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
The queen is from Florence; she knows that poison should never be used except as a weapon of personal revenge.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for Florence

Florence

/ (ˈflɒrəns) /

noun

a city in central Italy, on the River Arno in Tuscany: became an independent republic in the 14th century; under Austrian and other rule intermittently from 1737 to 1859; capital of Italy 1865–70. It was the major cultural and artistic centre of the Renaissance and is still one of the world's chief art centres. Pop: 356 118 (2001)Ancient name: Florentia (flɒˈrɛntsɪə, -ˈrɛntɪə) Italian name: Firenze

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Cultural definitions for Florence

Florence

City in central Italy on the Arno River.

notes for Florence

Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, during which time the artistic and intellectual life of the city flourished. Dante, Boccaccio, Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo were among the authors and artists who were born and were active there.

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It was dominated by the Medici family from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

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The city's many works of architecture include the cathedral (see also cathedral) of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Pitti Palace, and the Uffizi.

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Florence is a tourist center known for its handicrafts.