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Florida in British English
(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)
Abbreviation: Fla. or (with zip code) FL2. Straits of Florida
Florida in American English
(ˈflɔrədə; ˈflɑrədə)
1.
Southern state of the SE U.S., mostly on a peninsula between the Atlantic & the Gulf of Mexico:admitted, 1845; 53,927 sq mi (139,670 sq km); pop. 15,982,000; cap. Tallahassee
abbrev. FL or Fla2.
Straits ofstrait between the S tip of Fla. & Cuba on the south & the Bahamas on the southeast: it connects the Atlantic & the Gulf of Mexico
: also called Florida Strait Word origin
Sp < L, lit., abounding in flowers < flos (gen. floris): see bloom1: so named by Ponce de LeónImage ofFlorida
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