Type Political Subdivision
Pronounced Pron. /ˈflɔɹ.ɪ.də/(English) /flo.ˈɾi.ða/(Spanish) /ˈflɔ.ʁi.da/(German) /ˈflɔ.ri.da/(Italian) [key·simplify]
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).
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