FLORENCE

Firenze, Florence

(noun) a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

Florence

(noun) a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Florence

The capital city of Tuscany, Italy ;, and capital city of the Metropolitan City of Florence,.

A metropolitan city in Tuscany, Italy.

A female given name from Latin.

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

A suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.

A town, the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

A statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado, United States.

A village in Pike County, Illinois, United States.

An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.

An unincorporated census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.

A tiny city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.

A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States.

An unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish parish, Louisiana, United States.

A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

A tiny city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States.

A town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri, United States.

A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana, United States.

A neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

A township in New Jersey, United States.

A town in Oneida County, New York, United States.

An unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States.

A coastal city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A city, the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina.

A town in Codington County, South Dakota, United States.

An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.

A city in Williamson County, Texas, United States.

An unincorporated community in the town of Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.

An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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.

Noun

Florence (plural Florences)

(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.

Source: Wiktionary


Flor"ence, n. Etym: [From the city of Florence: cf. F. florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin.]

1. An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value. Camden.

2. A kind of cloth. Johnson. Florence flask. See under Flask.

– Florence oil, olive oil prepared in Florence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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