Florida

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See also: florida, Flórida, and Flórída

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
 Florida (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
Map of US highlighting Florida

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish florida (flowery), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers.

The state's name specifically is a shortening of la Florida (the flowery one) or Pascua Florida (flowery Easter).[1] It is the oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US.[2][1]

The village in Orange County, New York was named in the 1760s from Latin flōrida (flowery).[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Florida

  1. A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.
    • 2015, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Municipal Violations”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 7, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
      In 2012 in Florida, a staggering 88% of all license suspensions were due to failure to comply with summons or fines, which is insane. It also leaves only 12% for Florida’s other most common violations: accidentally taking your golf cart on the freeway, feeding meth to an alligator, feeding an alligator to a meth dealer, and being an alligator meth dealer. Florida!
  2. The peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States.
  3. Several places in South and Central America:
    1. Two adjacent cities in Vicente López department, Buenos Aires province, Argentina: Florida Este and Florida Oeste.
    2. A province of the Santa Cruz department, Bolivia.
    3. A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
    4. A town and commune of the Biobío region, Chile.
    5. A town in the Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
    6. A municipality of the Copán department, Honduras.
    7. A district of the Amazonas region, Peru.
    8. A department of Uruguay.
    9. A city, the capital of the Florida department, Uruguay.
  4. Several places in the Caribbean:
    1. A municipality and city in Camagüey province, Cuba
    2. A town and municipality of Puerto Rico.
    3. A barrio of the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.
    4. A barrio in the municipality and island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
  5. Several places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, named for the river.
    2. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, named for the state.
    3. A township in Parke County, Indiana, named after a place in New York.
    4. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, perhaps named for Spanish Florida.
    5. A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named after Florida Creek.
    6. A ghost town and former village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the state.
    7. A town in Montgomery County, New York, named for the state.
    8. A village in Orange County, New York.
    9. A village in Henry County, Ohio, named for the state.
    10. A river in Colorado, flowing from Lillie Lake in the Weminuche Wilderness into the Animas near Durango.
  6. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa, perhaps named for the state.
  7. An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.
  8. University of Florida.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal District: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Steven Otfinoski, Juan Ponce de Leon: Discoverer of Florida (2004, ISBN 07614161020, page 38
  2. ^ George Stewart, Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (1945, New York: Random House), pages 11–13, 17, 18.
  3. ^ Vasiliev, Ren (2004) From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames[1] (in English), Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, retrieved 23 May 2018, page 79

Catalan[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Florida f

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Florida

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)

Czech[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Florida f (related adjective floridský, demonym Floriďan, female demonym Floriďanka)

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Florida in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Florida.

Proper noun[edit]

Florida (genitive Floridas)

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

At least since the 16th century; probably from Spanish

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Florida

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Florida.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfloridɑ/, [ˈflo̞ridɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oridɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Flo‧ri‧da

Proper noun[edit]

Florida

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Florida (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Florida
genitive Floridan
partitive Floridaa
illative Floridaan
singular plural
nominative Florida
accusative nom. Florida
gen. Floridan
genitive Floridan
partitive Floridaa
inessive Floridassa
elative Floridasta
illative Floridaan
adessive Floridalla
ablative Floridalta
allative Floridalle
essive Floridana
translative Floridaksi
abessive Floridatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Florida (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Floridani
accusative nom. Floridani
gen. Floridani
genitive Floridani
partitive Floridaani
inessive Floridassani
elative Floridastani
illative Floridaani
adessive Floridallani
ablative Floridaltani
allative Floridalleni
essive Floridanani
translative Floridakseni
abessive Floridattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Floridasi
accusative nom. Floridasi
gen. Floridasi
genitive Floridasi
partitive Floridaasi
inessive Floridassasi
elative Floridastasi
illative Floridaasi
adessive Floridallasi
ablative Floridaltasi
allative Floridallesi
essive Floridanasi
translative Floridaksesi
abessive Floridattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Floridamme
accusative nom. Floridamme
gen. Floridamme
genitive Floridamme
partitive Floridaamme
inessive Floridassamme
elative Floridastamme
illative Floridaamme
adessive Floridallamme
ablative Floridaltamme
allative Floridallemme
essive Floridanamme
translative Floridaksemme
abessive Floridattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Floridanne
accusative nom. Floridanne
gen. Floridanne
genitive Floridanne
partitive Floridaanne
inessive Floridassanne
elative Floridastanne
illative Floridaanne
adessive Floridallanne
ablative Floridaltanne
allative Floridallenne
essive Floridananne
translative Floridaksenne
abessive Floridattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Floridansa
accusative nom. Floridansa
gen. Floridansa
genitive Floridansa
partitive Floridaansa
inessive Floridassaan
Floridassansa
elative Floridastaan
Floridastansa
illative Floridaansa
adessive Floridallaan
Floridallansa
ablative Floridaltaan
Floridaltansa
allative Floridalleen
Floridallensa
essive Floridanaan
Floridanansa
translative Floridakseen
Floridaksensa
abessive Floridattaan
Floridattansa
instructive
comitative

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

At least since the 17th century; probably from Spanish or Dutch Florida, or maybe from English Florida.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔʁida/
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔɹədɐ/ (uncommon, emulating English)
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Florida n (proper noun, genitive Floridas or (optionally with an article) Florida)

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Florida.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔ.ri.da/, (traditional) /floˈri.da/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔrida, (traditional) -ida
  • Hyphenation: Flò‧ri‧da, (traditional) Flo‧rì‧da

Proper noun[edit]

Florida f

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Florida in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin[edit]

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Flōrida f sg (genitive Flōridae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Florida

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Flōrida
Genitive Flōridae
Dative Flōridae
Accusative Flōridam
Ablative Flōridā
Vocative Flōrida
Locative Flōridae

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flǒrida/
  • Hyphenation: Flo‧ri‧da

Proper noun[edit]

Flòrida f (Cyrillic spelling Фло̀рида)

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

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Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflo.ri.da/
  • Hyphenation: Flo‧ri‧da

Proper noun[edit]

Florida f (genitive singular Floridy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Uses the preposition na.

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Florida”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named la florida (the land of flowers) by Spanish explorer Ponce de León, referring to its blooming vegetation and the current season having been Pascua Florida.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /floˈɾida/ [floˈɾi.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: Flo‧ri‧da

Proper noun[edit]

Florida f

  1. Florida (a state of the United States)
  2. Florida (a peninsula in the state of Florida, United States)
  3. A city in Camagüey, Cuba
  4. A department of Uruguay
  5. A city in Uruguay

Usage notes[edit]

  • The definite article is optional when referring to Florida in Spanish (i.e. la Florida) although you will generally find it more often referred to without the definite article than with it.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ La Florida Del Inca and the Struggle for Social Equality in Colonial Spanish America. University of Alabama Press. p. 33

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