Daytona Beach

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D0048500 (dā-tō′nə) A city of northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast north-northeast of Orlando. Its hard, white beach, now lined with hotels, was once the site of automobile speed trials and races. Races are now held at Daytona's inland speedway.

Daytona Beach

(deɪˈtəʊnə) n (Placename) a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)

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n. a city in NE Florida: seashore resort. 60,560.

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Daytona Beach - a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trialsEverglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Daytona Beach

(dātō`nə), city (1990 pop. 61,921), Volusia co., NE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and Halifax River (a lagoon); inc. 1876. Center of a rapidly urbanizing area, in a region settled by Spanish Franciscans in the 17th cent., Daytona Beach is a popular year-round resort, now noted as a spring-break mecca for collegians. Its economy has diversified to include aerospace industries. Noted for its hard, white beach, the city has been the scene of automobile racing since 1902; the annual Daytona 500 is an important event. Daytona USA, an interactive motor-sports museum, opened in 1996. Institutions of higher education include Bethune-Cookman College and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.

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noun a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast

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