i am doing homework and one of the question asked what does florida mean and i have no idea what it means so i need help
2007-04-03 12:25:39 · 7 answers · asked by Luma R 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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It's a little known fact that the word Florida comes from the language of the Okie Canokie Indians and it means, literally, place where the old people come to sweat.
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Florida was named Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua
Florida, meaning "Flowery Easter".
http://cliffordclavin.com/s3e6a.htm
He named the land La Pascua Florida, or "Flowery Easter," probably due to the abundant plant life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Florida
2007-04-03 12:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed in St. Augustine on April 2, 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery Easter," referring to the Easter season).
2007-04-03 12:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by Dan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
abloom blooming bloomy booming flourishing prospering prosperous florid flowery FLORIDA is the PRESENT PARTICIPLE in the feminine form singular. ..... not PAST P.!!!!! Masculine form: florido The English ending of the Present P. is -ing then... The infinitive of FLORIDA is FLORAR.
2016-03-29 00:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
juan ponce de leon named it florida because in spainsh flower means flor and since its the land of flowers he named it la florida
2007-04-03 14:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by blondebeachbum77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an old Pawnee word that means "Home of Mickey Mouse"
2007-04-03 12:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by mountie218 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
land of the flowers.
2007-04-03 12:32:57 · answer #6 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flowers
2007-04-03 12:28:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋