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Florida
[ flawr-i-duh, flor- ]
noun
- a state in the southeastern United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. 58,560 square miles (151,670 square kilometers). : Tallahassee. : FL (for use with zip code), Fla.
- Straits of Florida. Also called Florida Straits, an ocean passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
Florida
/ ˈڱɒɪə /
noun
- a state of the southeastern US, between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico: consists mostly of a low-lying peninsula ending in the Florida Keys a chain of small islands off the coast of S Florida, extending southwest for over 160 km (100 miles). Capital: Tallahassee. Pop: 17 019 068 (2003 est). Area: 143 900 sq km (55 560 sq miles) AbbreviationFla.with zip codeFL
- Straits of Floridaa sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico
Florida
- The southeasternmost state of the contiguous United States, bordered by Alabama and Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, and the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama to the west. Its capital is Tallahassee, and its largest city is Jacksonville .
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"When Philip was dying, Elizabeth went to visit him in hospital in Florida and the nurse on the ward said she nearly fell over when she saw who the visitor was," said Angela.
Even the normally loquacious president stopped only briefly to talk with the crush of reporters on his way to board the Marine One helicopter on the first leg of his journey to Florida.
The president is in Florida golfing at his resort for the weekend.
The review will take place both in Washington DC, and at US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida, according to the letter.
Her doubts began, she said, after attending a live "Girls Gone Bible" event in Tampa, Florida.
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