florence

UK /ˈflɒɹəns/ US /ˈfloɹəns/

name 6noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

closer, famous, known, last, main, most, powerful, sweet

The most famous Florence museum attracts millions of visitors from around the world every year.

VERB + FLORENCE

boarding, chose, knows, mention, name, set, square, studied

They chose Florence for their honeymoon because of its incredible Renaissance art and architecture.

FLORENCE + NOUN

daughter, elbe, firenze, foster, i'm, jenkins, milan, nightingale

Florence Jenkins was a famous American soprano known for her unique singing voice.

PREP.

about, during, in, in, on, than

During my trip to Florence, I visited the most beautiful cathedral I had ever seen.

Definitions

name

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 former province of Tuscany.

A female given name from Latin.

It is a sweet name, Florence, but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes.

I am glad that I chose the name Florence for my daughter, a real name with a history, rather than something that sounds as if it has been made up by a fifteen-year-old pop star's marketing team.

A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

noun

An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.

he first gold that K. Edw . 3. coyned , was in the yeare 1343 , and the peeces were called Florences because Florentines were the coyners

A kind of silk fabric; florentine.

name

A male given name from Latin.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a city in central Italy on the Arno

firenze

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It is a sweet name, Florence, but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes.

Wiktionary

I am glad that I chose the name Florence for my daughter, a real name with a history, rather than something that sounds as if it has been made up by a fifteen-year-old pop star's marketing team.

Wiktionary

he first gold that K. Edw . 3. coyned , was in the yeare 1343 , and the peeces were called Florences because Florentines were the coyners

Wiktionary

Florence is the most beautiful city in Italy.

Tatoeba · #2435

Florence Nightingale is famous as the woman who began professional nursing.

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On his tour of Italy, he visited several cities which are famous for their scenic beauty, for instance, Naples and Florence.

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Usage Notes

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