Type Political Subdivision
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).