Orlando Definition–noun
| 2. | a city in central Florida: resort. 128,394. |
| 3. | a male given name, form of Roland. |
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Florida Definition–noun | 1. | a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 9,739,992. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla. |
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of. Also called Florida Straits, Florida Strait. an ocean passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. |
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