Florida

[ flawr-i-duh, flor- ]

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

Florida

/ ˈflɒrɪdə /

noun

1. 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) AbbreviationFla.with zip codeFL
2. Straits of Florida
   a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico

Florida

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 .

Notes

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

The enterprising former congressman from Florida is now selling personalized video messages on Cameo for several hundred dollars apiece.

From Salon

The former Florida congressman was briefly nominee to Donald Trump's Cabinet before a long-simmering report into alleged sexual misconduct derailed his nomination.

From Salon

"We're not changing the Florida panthers in any way to make them more or less susceptible to diseases," he says.

From Science Daily

Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a pioneering tool to bolster Florida's defenses against invasive species: a DNA-based environmental monitoring test that can pinpoint where they've been, aiding eradication efforts.

From Science Daily

Florida's secretary of state, responsible for election procedures, has not commented on the matter.

From Salon