a state of the southeastern US, between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico: consists mostly of a low-lying peninsula ending in the Florida Keys a chain of small islands off the coast of S Florida, extending southwest for over 160 km (100 miles). Capital: Tallahassee. Pop: 17 019 068 (2003 est). Area: 143 900 sq km (55 560 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Fla., (with zip code) FL- Straits of Florida ⇒
a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico
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Flor•i•da
(flôr′i də, flor′-),USA pronunciation n. Flo•rid•i•an
(flə rid′ē ən),USA pronunciation Flor′i•dan, adj., n.
- Place Namesa state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 9,739,992. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Cap.: Tallahassee. Abbr.: FL (for use with zip code), Fla.
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'Florida' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Antilles Current
- Apalachee Bay
- Apalachicola
- Arawakan
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
- Bahamas
- Bartow
- Belle Glade
- Bermuda Triangle
- Biscayne Bay
- Boca Raton
- Boynton Beach
- Bradenton
- Canaveral
- Cape Coral
- Cape Sable seaside sparrow
- Carol City
- Casselberry
- Clearwater
- Cocoa Beach
- Confederate Memorial Day
- Confederate States of America
- Cooper City
- Coral Gables
- Coral Springs
- Cuba
- Cuban sandwich
- Dania
- Davie
- Daytona Beach
- De Land
- Deerfield Beach
- Delray Beach
- Disneyland
- Dry Tortugas
- Dunedin
- Englewood
- Everglades
- FL
- Fla.
- Floridian
- Gulf States
- Hialeah
- Jacksonville
- Mexico
- Miami
- Miami Beach
- Okeechobee
- Okefenokee Swamp