Meaning of Florida | Babel Free
ˈflɒɹ.ɪ.dəDefinitions
- A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.
- The peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States.
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Ellipsis of University of Florida. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- Several places in South and Central America:
- Two adjacent cities in Vicente López department, Buenos Aires province, Argentina: Florida Este and Florida Oeste.
- A province of Santa Cruz department, Bolivia.
- A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
- A town and commune of the Biobío region, Chile.
- A town in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
- A municipality of Copán department, Honduras.
- A district of the Amazonas region, Peru.
- A department of Uruguay.
- A city, the capital of Florida department, Uruguay.
- Several places in the Caribbean:
- A municipality and city in Camagüey province, Cuba.
- A town and municipality of Puerto Rico.
- A barrio of the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.
- A barrio in the municipality and island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
- Several places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, named for the river.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, named for the state.
- A township in Parke County, Indiana, named after a place in New York.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, perhaps named for Spanish Florida.
- A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named after Florida Creek.
- A ghost town and former village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the state.
- A town in Montgomery County, New York, named for the state.
- A village in Orange County, New York.
- A village in Henry County, Ohio, named for the state.
- A river in Colorado, flowing from Lillie Lake in the Weminuche Wilderness into the Animas near Durango.
- A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa, perhaps named for the state.
- An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
- Several places in the Philippines:
- A barangay of Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines.
- A barangay of Maria Aurora, Aurora, Philippines.
- A barangay of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
- A barangay of Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
- A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines.
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Examples
“In 2012 in Florida, a staggering 88% of all license⟳ suspensions were due to failure to comply with summons or fines, which is insane. It also leaves only 12% for Florida’s other most common violations: accidentally taking your golf cart on the freeway, feeding meth to an alligator, feeding an alligator to a meth dealer, and being an alligator meth dealer. Florida!”
“The vote⟳ was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present⟳. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present⟳ but he is not on the Ethics Committee.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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