Florida
['flɔridə]
Definition
(noun.) a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.
Edited by Elvis--From WordNet
Examples
- My uncle Elias emigrated to America when he was a young man and became a planter in Florida, where he was reported to have done very well. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Thompson_ DEEP SEA MONSTER CAPTURED OFF FLORIDA So far as the scientific world is concerned, this is the only fish of its kind ever captured. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was during Edison's winter stay in Florida, in March, 1909. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He's been down to Florida to see his sweetheart. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Billiards was brought to America by the Spaniards who settled St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was never possessed at all by Florida or the States west of the Mississippi, all of which were purchased by the treasury of the entire nation. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In Madrid I wanted to buy some books, to go to the Florida Hotel and get a room and to have a hot bath, he thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It is said that on a single night in a small district in Florida, fruits and vegetables were thus saved to the amount of more than $100,000. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The early day was blue and silver; one of those colorful mornings peculiar to southern Florida. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The French, who attempted to settle in Florida, were all murdered by the Spaniards. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You could eat early at the Gran Via and hurry back to the Florida. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then I got pleurisy, and had to be shipped to Florida for cure. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A tug was then summoned, and the big fellow was towed one hundred and ten miles to Miami, Florida, where it was viewed by thousands of people. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She could wait a little while at the Hotel Florida. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The exploration of the glades and swamps of Florida by three men extended over a period of five months in a minute search for fibrous woods of the palmetto species. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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