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Florence1 definition

Flor·ence (flôr′əns, flär′-)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Flo, Flossie; equiv. Ger. Florenz, It. Fiorenza, Sp. Florencia

Etymology: Fr < L Florentia, lit., a blooming < florens, prp. of florere, to bloom < flos: see bloom

Florence2 definition

Flor·ence (flôr′əns, flär′-)

commune in Tuscany, central Italy, on the Arno River: pop. 403,000: It. name Firenze

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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