Definitions for Florence
ˈflɔr əns, ˈflɒr-flo·rence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Firenze, Florencenoun

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

2. Florencenoun

   a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center

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1. Florencenoun

   A province of Tuscany, Italy.

2. Florencenoun

   The capital city of the province Florence.

3. Florencenoun

   The capital city of the Deparment of Caquetá, Colombia.

4. Etymology: Florence, from Florentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Florentius), from florens.

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1. Florencenoun

   A kind of cloath. Dict.

   Etymology: from the city Florence.

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1. Florence

   Florence ( FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] (listen)) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini. The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, Forbes ranked it as the most beautiful city in the world in 2010.Florence plays an important role in Italian fashion, and is ranked in the top 15 fashion capitals of the world by Global Language Monitor; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub.

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1. florence

   Florence is a city in central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is well-known for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture, and numerous monuments. Florence is also famous for its history as a center of medieval European trade and finance, and being one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is often considered the birthplace of the Renaissance. The city attracts millions of tourists each year and is also home to many notable museums and art galleries such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti.

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1. Florencenoun

   an ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value

2. Florencenoun

   a kind of cloth

3. Etymology: [From the city of Florence: cf. F. florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin.]

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1. Florence

   Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was also the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy. The historic centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 72nd most visited in 2009, with 1,685,000 visitors. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and the city is noted for its history, culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, amongst others, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics.

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1. Florence

   a famous Italian city, situated 50 m. from the sea; it lies in the valley of the Arno, and is built on both sides of the river, but chiefly on the N.; the outlying suburbs are singularly beautiful, and are surrounded by finely wooded hills, bright with gay villas and charming gardens; the old city itself is characterised by a sombre grandness, and is full of fine buildings of historic and artistic interest; chief amongst these is the cathedral, or Duomo, begun in 1298, with its grand dome and campanile (293 ft.), by Giotto. It is the city of Dante, Petrarch, Michael Angelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Galileo and many more of Italy's great men, and has a history of exceptional interest; it has many fine art galleries; is an educational centre, and carries on a trade in straw-plaiting and silk.

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1. florence

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Florence

   Expresses “The City of Flowers.”

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1. FLORENCE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Florence is ranked #3865 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Florence surname appeared 9,177 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Florence.
   
   59.1% or 5,429 total occurrences were White.
   34.6% or 3,180 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 280 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 186 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 64 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 38 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce Florence?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Florence in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Florence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Florence in a Sentence

1. Romare Beardon:

   Every artist wants his work to be permanent. But what is The Aswan Dam covered some of the greatest art in the world. Venice is sinking. Great books and pictures were lost in the Florence floods. In the meantime we still enjoy butterflies.

2. Roy Cooper:

   North Carolina is taking Hurricane Florence seriously, and you should, too, action today can avoid losses due to Hurricane Florence.

3. Olivia Wilde:

   Florence is a force, we are so grateful that Florence Pugh's able to make it tonight despite being in production on' Dune.' I know as a director how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day, so I'm very grateful to Florence Pugh, very grateful to Denis Villeneuve( director of' Dune : Part Two') for helping us, and we're really thrilled we'll get to celebrate Florence Pugh work tonight.

4. Kenneth Kunkel:

   Florence's rainfall was unprecedented for eastern North Carolina and make Hurricane Florence one of the largest on record for the entire United States for areas up to 20,000 square miles.

5. Dario Franceschini:

   The earthquake in Florence fortunately did not damage the government’s cultural assets, but it has made the need to approve this project even more urgent. A masterpiece like David must not be left to any risk.

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