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florence
UK /ˈflɒɹəns/ US /ˈfloɹəns/
name 6noun 2
Definitions
name
1
A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
2
A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.
3
A former province of Tuscany.
4
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.
5
A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
noun
1
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
2
A kind of silk fabric; florentine.
name
1
A male given name from Latin.
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