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

Orlando was followed by three other Florida metros: North Port, Miami and Cape Coral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Rep. Charles Bennett, a Florida Democrat, invoked the now-familiar idea of the nation’s religious character.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

The tremendous travelling Tartan Army - which has ensured the Scots won't be forgotten at these finals - was floored by the heat and humidity of Florida.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

After a local Florida news report about contamination in the Loxahatchee River about five years ago, Cafaro called an official with the river district in Jupiter, Fla., Bud Howard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Sort of like an atom of hope that the Thompson family could change their minds and return home to Florida.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas