flores
noun
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flores
1 American
[flawr-eez, flohr-]
/ ˈflɔr iz, ˈfloʊr- /
noun
(used with a singular verb)
Flores
2
American
[flaw-r es, flawr-is, -eez, flohr-, flaw-r ish]
/ ˈflɔ rɛs, ˈflɔr ɪs, -iz, ˈfloʊr-, ˈflɔ rɪʃ /
noun
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Juan José 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
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one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia, separated from Sulawesi by the Flores Sea. 7,753 sq. mi. (20,080 sq. km).
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the westernmost island of the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 55 sq. mi. (142 sq. km).
Flores
British
/ ˈflɔːrɛs /
noun
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an island in Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between the Flores Sea and the Savu Sea: mountainous, with active volcanoes and unexplored forests. Chief town: Ende. Area: 17 150 sq km (6622 sq miles)
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an island in the Atlantic, the westernmost of the Azores. Chief town: Santa Cruz. Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)
Etymology
Origin of flores
1655–65; < Latin flōrēs plural of flōs flower
Example Sentences
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Jordy Flores, 21, a crew member aboard the fishing vessel La Negra Francisca Duarte II, with his mother, Liliana Luca Flores, 41, in their home in San Mateo, Ecuador.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Niño Guerrero, whose full name is Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, was the longtime leader of Tren de Aragua.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Aaron Flores, who runs a group for fans of Tigres, a Mexican club, loves the Playwright, an Irish bar in Midtown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The injuries are piling up for Canada, which lost center back Moïse Bombito and forward Marcelo Flores to injuries after the World Cup roster had been determined.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Axel likes to imagine peeking underneath George’s white hair, underneath the flesh and bone, and into the pulsing brain of George M. Flores.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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