Florida

American  

[flawr-i-duh, flor-] / ˈflɔr ɪ də, ˈflɒr- /

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. 58,560 square miles (151,670 square kilometers). Tallahassee. FL (for use with zip code), Fla.

2. Also called Florida Straits,.  Also called Florida Strait.  Straits of Florida. an ocean passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Florida British  

/ ˈflɒrɪdə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Fla..   FL.  a state of the southeastern US, between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico: consists mostly of a low-lying peninsula ending in the Florida Keys a chain of small islands off the coast of S Florida, extending southwest for over 160 km (100 miles). Capital: Tallahassee. Pop: 17 019 068 (2003 est). Area: 143 900 sq km (55 560 sq miles)

2. a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico

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Florida Cultural  

1. The southeasternmost state of the contiguous United States, bordered by Alabama and Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, and the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama to the west. Its capital is Tallahassee, and its largest city is Jacksonville.

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Home of the Kennedy Space Center, launch site for many U.S. space missions.

Home of Walt Disney World, an amusement park near Orlando, and many other theme parks. (See Walt Disney.)

St. Augustine, located on the coast of Northern Florida, is the oldest city in the United States, settled in the sixteenth century by Spain.

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

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Florida

ICI wrote that Florida enacted a measure and “prematurely” allowed over $1 billion in securities to escheat to the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

It became one of the earliest of more than 100 Catholic missions founded during the following century as Spain worked to maintain control of Florida.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Tesla plans to initially deploy a small number of Model Y crossover SUVs in Clark County, mirroring a strategy it’s employed in Texas, Florida and California.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

On Saturday in Tampa, Florida, Cyborg will defend her PFL featherweight title against fellow Brazilian Ketlen Vieira in what could be the final bout of her storied career.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

I know for certain he just went to Florida one time.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy