Floridian

[ fluh-rid-ee-uhn ]

/ fləˈrɪd i ən /

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adjective

of or relating to the state of Florida.

noun

a native or inhabitant of the state of Florida.

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Also Flor·i·dan

[flawr-i-duhn, flor-]. /ˈflɔr ɪ dən, ˈflɒr-/.

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Example sentences from the Web for Floridian

Under Floridian law, once evidence is turned over to the defense it becomes public record.
Watch Justin Bieber Try to Walk in a Straight Line After His DUI Arrest|Amy Zimmerman|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marchman takes it as a given that MLB basing its case on the say-so of a sketchy Floridian drug-dealer is preposterous.
Major League Baseball Is Right to Punish the Biogenesis Cheats|Michael Brendan Dougherty|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I think you had better take him with you, for he is fully informed in regard to the Floridian, which you are to bring out.
Stand By The Union|Oliver Optic
In rearing, the Floridian system has always been to make every thing subservient to the increase of the herd.
Palmetto-Leaves|Harriet Beecher Stowe

He mentions one particular, which we do not gather from Laudonniere, showing the sagacity of the Floridian warriors.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms
Louis Bourdon little knew how much he had escaped, in thus becoming a dweller in the Floridian Eden.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms
According to Charlevoix, Toya was the name of the Floridian god, and not that of the ceremonies simply.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms

British Dictionary definitions for Floridian

Floridian

/ (flɒˈrɪdɪən) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Florida

adjective

of or relating to Florida or its inhabitants

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