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The article for

Florida

(das) Florida

Florida is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] State in the southwest of the United States

[1] Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA

[2] A department in Uruguay

[2] ein Departement in Uruguay

[3] Capital of the aforementioned department

[3] Hauptstadt des vorgenannten Departementes

Examples

[1] The Weißkopfseadler is the heraldic animal of Floridia

[1] Der Weißkopfseeadler ist das Wappentier von Florida.

[1] "The State Florida urged the shock to the innermost intestines, and then wind pants roared of outrageous violence over the country around Stones Hillä"

[1] „Dem Staate Florida drang die Erschütterung bis in die innersten Eingeweide, und anschließend brauste eine Windhose von unerhörter Gewalt über das Land um Stones Hill.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] The historic Estancia San Pedro de Timonte in the Departamento Florida was declared a national history monument in 1997

[2] Die geschichtsträchtige Estancia San Pedro de Timonte im Departamento Florida wurde 1997 zum nationalen Geschichtsdenkmal erklärt.

[3] The city of Florida is located near Montevideo, the capital of Uruguayan

[3] Die Stadt Florida liegt in der Nähe von Montevideo, der Hauptstadt von Uruguay.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Florida" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Florida —
Genitiv (des Florida) (des Floridas) Floridas —
Dativ (dem) Florida —
Akkusativ (das) Florida —

Pronunciation

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