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.

Example Sentences

In Florida, 38 counties are under burn bans and most inland regions in the state are under Red Flag warnings from the weather service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The next and likely final state to watch is Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to begin a special session on April 28.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Every year, teams from across the globe head to Florida to compete in the ICU World Cheerleading Championships.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

However, Griffin also owns several other Florida dwellings in nearby Miami, where he moved his Citadel headquarters to in 2022, having spent decades based in Chicago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It gives me a funny feeling in my stomach when I think about you all alone in Florida.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga