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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Two months later, an armed man was arrested in Florida after US Secret Service agents spotted him hiding in the trees near where Trump was playing golf.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The winning tickets were sold in Arizona, Florida, Michigan and New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Such punishing rates are economically harmful, and Wisconsin doesn’t need a reason beyond winter weather for residents to flee to Florida or Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Addyson McGowan from Florida says the Fleadh has been "so much fun"

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

On the morning of May 9, Henry Kissinger sat by the pool in Key Biscayne, Florida, where Nixon owned a vacation home.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin