Definition of Florida in English:
Florida
proper nounˈflɒrɪdəˈflɔrɪdə
A state forming a peninsula of the south-eastern US; population 18,328,340 (est. 2008); capital, Tallahassee. Explored by Ponce de León in 1513, it was purchased from Spain by the US in 1819 and became the 27th state of the US in 1845.
Definition of Florida in US English:
Florida
proper nounˈflɔrɪdəˈflôridə
A state forming a peninsula of the southeastern US; population 18,328,340 (est. 2008); capital, Tallahassee. Explored by Ponce de León in 1513, it was purchased from Spain by the US in 1819 and became the 27th state of the US in 1845.