Florida

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	florida	update #115
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	florida	added (from user-submitted name 197165)
9/9/2021, 12:23 PM	HL	197165
9/11/2020, 3:34 PM	HL	197165
12/30/2014, 8:15 AM	Fanny	197165
8/8/2014, 9:09 AM	Fanny

Type Political Subdivision

Usage English, Spanish, German, Italian

Pronounced Pron. /ˈflɔɹ.ɪ.də/(English) /flo.ˈɾi.ða/(Spanish) /ˈflɔ.ʁi.da/(German) /ˈflɔ.ri.da/(Italian)

Meaning & History

A state of the United States, meaning "flowery, ornate" in Spanish, so called because in 1513 the explorer Juan Ponce de León landed there during the Pascua Florida (meaning "flowery Easter", a Spanish name for Palm Sunday).