Definition of Florida

1. Noun. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.


Definition of Florida

1. Proper noun. A southeast state of the United States of America. Capital: Tallahassee; largest city: Jacksonville. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Florida

Floreal
Florence
Florence Nightingale
Florence fennel
Florence fennels
Florence flask
Florence flasks
Florentine
Florentine iris
Florentines
Florenz Ziegfeld
Florey
Florey unit
Florianópolis
Florida
Florida anise
Florida arrowroot
Florida bean
Florida beans
Florida flambe
Florida flambes
Florida gallinule
Florida keys
Florida pompano
Florida room
Florida rooms
Florida smoothhound
Florida strangler fig
Florida strap fern

Literary usage of Florida

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Constitution of the United States of America by William Hickey, United States (1853)
"Articles of surrender of East florida to the United States on July 10, 1821. ... An act for the establishment of a territorial government in florida was ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"This Resolution was responded to by the Legislature of florida on the 12th of January, 1859, by passing a resolution in precisely the same terms, ..."

3. The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic by Francis N. Thorpe, United States (1909)
"1811: to authorize the president to occupy florida. ... 1844: to supplement the act for the admission of florida and Iowa into the union, March 3, ..."

4. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1850)
"(a) The acts passed relating to the territory of florida have been :— An act for carrying into execution the treaty between the United States and Spain, ..."

5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1895)
"•2i4 1766 1767 West florida Gov' Geo' Johnson and Went. 2o4. ... 1766 to 1771 florida, West Nos. 1 to 40. * It is well known that the British government is ..."

6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Prefers rich soil and if well grown makes magnificent specimens. A. Cohune succeeds well in southern florida, and also Л. ..."

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