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Florida

flo·rida

UK/ˈflɒɹɪdə/ US/ˈfloɹɪdə/ common

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

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From Spanish florida (“flowery”), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers, from Latin floridus. The state's name specifically is a shortening of la Florida (“the flowery one”) or Pascua Florida (“flowery Easter”). It is the oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US. The village in Orange County, New York was named in the 1760s from Latin flōrida (“flowery”).

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