florida

1. 1.

   a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

   SynonymsSunshine StateEverglade StateFLFla.

   BroaderAmerican state

   Part ofUnited StatesGulf StatesConfederacy

   PartsCaloosahatchee CanalBiscayne National ParkEverglades National ParkDaytona BeachFort LauderdaleFort Myers

Other forms of florida

plural

floridas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about florida

What does florida mean?

florida means "a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War".

How many syllables are in florida?

florida has 3 syllables: flo-ri-da. The stress falls on "flo". In IPA it is /ˈflɔɹədə/.

What is another word for florida?

Close synonyms include Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL, Fla.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is florida a common word?

florida is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.