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florence
/ˈfloɹəns/
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What does florence mean?
proper noun
- A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
- A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.
- A female given name from Latin.
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proper noun
- A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9142).
- A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
- A town, the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
- A statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado.
- A village in Pike County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
- A census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Marion County, Kansas, named after daughter of Samuel J. Crawford.
- A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
- A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
- A tiny city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
- A town in Rankin County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana.
- A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
- A township in New Jersey.
- A town in Oneida County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio.
- A coastal city in Lane County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina.
- A town in Codington County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
- A city in Williamson County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont.
- An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington.
- An unincorporated census-designated place, the county seat of Florence County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Florence County, Wisconsin, surrounding the census-designated place of the same name.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Florence Township.
- (historical) A former province of Tuscany.
- (historical) A medieval and early modern republic centered on the city of Florence in Italy that existed from 1115 to 1185 and from 1197 to 1569 when the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was formed.
- (obsolete) A male given name from Latin.
noun
- (historical) An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
- (historical) A kind of silk fabric; florentine.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfloɹəns/
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Since the days in Florence there had been a growing antagonism to men, certainly to all who indicated any suitor-like attitude.
In Florence Roderick seemed to have won back his old innocence and his preference for the pleasures of study over any others.
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Botticelli was a sad, broken-down old man now, and Ghirlandaio was also growing old, but Florence was still rich in great artists.
The speaker in the monologue is looking down upon Florence, in the valley beneath, from a villa on one of the surrounding heights.
It appeared to him that if he could get possession of Pistoia, he would have one foot in Florence, which was his great desire.