Florentine
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Florence, Italy.
the Florentine poets of the 14th century.
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pertaining to or designating the style of art developed in Florence during the late 13th to 15th centuries.
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(of food) served or prepared with spinach.
eggs Florentine.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Florence, Italy.
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(often lowercase) a cookie made with orange peel and almonds and coated with chocolate.
adjective
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of or relating to Florence
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(usually postpositive) (of food) served or prepared with spinach
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Florence
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a biscuit containing nuts and dried fruit and coated with chocolate
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a type of domestic fancy pigeon somewhat resembling the Modena
Other Word Forms
- anti-Florentine adjective
- pro-Florentine adjective
Etymology
Origin of Florentine
1535–45; < Latin Flōrentīnus pertaining to Flōrentia Florence; see -ine 1
Example Sentences
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One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
But what worries Dr Florentine Koppenborg, a senior researcher at the Technical University of Munich is, "They're preparing for the worst they've seen in the past but not for what is to come."
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
But the existence of the Innocenti, and the seamlessness of the process of abandoning a child there, incentivized Florentine men to act with impunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The "Salt Cellar", a golden sculpture made by Florentine artist Benvenuto Cellini in 1543 for King of France Francis I, disappeared from Vienna's Museum of Fine Arts at dawn on May 12, 2003.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
I propped myself against my closet wall with the two feather pillows that smelled like lavender and that had belonged to Great-great-aunt Florentine.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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