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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈflɒɹəns/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈfloɹəns/
• (New York City) IPA: /ˈflɑɹɪns/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈflɔɹəns/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈflɒɹəns/, [ˈflɔ̟ɹəns]
• 韻: -ɒɹəns

固有名詞

Florence

1. A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.

   Alternative form: Firenze

2. A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.

   Alternative form: Firenze

3. (historical) A former province of Tuscany.

   Alternative form: Firenze

4. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1840, William Gilmore Simms, Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi, Donohue, Henneberry, published 1890, page 398:

     It is a sweet name, Florence, but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes.

   • 2006, Sophie Hannah, Little Face, Soho, published 2007, →ISBN, page 3:

     I am glad that I chose the name Florence for my daughter, a real name with a history, rather than something that sounds as if it has been made up by a fifteen-year-old pop star's marketing team.

5. (obsolete) A male given name from Latin.
6. A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
7. A suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
8. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
   2. A town, the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona.
   3. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
   4. A statutory city in Fremont County, Colorado.
   5. A village in Pike County, Illinois.
   6. An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
   7. A census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
   8. A minor city in Marion County, Kansas, named after daughter of Samuel J. Crawford.
   9. A home rule city in Boone County, Kentucky.
   10. An unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
   11. A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
   12. A tiny city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
   13. A town in Rankin County, Mississippi.
   14. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
   15. A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana.
   16. A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
   17. A township in New Jersey.
   18. A town in Oneida County, New York.
   19. An unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio.
   20. A coastal city in Lane County, Oregon.
   21. An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
   22. A city, the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina.
   23. A town in Codington County, South Dakota.
   24. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
   25. A city in Williamson County, Texas.
   26. An unincorporated community in the town of Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont.
   27. An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington.
   28. An unincorporated census-designated place, the county seat of Florence County, Wisconsin.
   29. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin, surrounding the census-designated place of the same name.
   30. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Florence Township.
9. (historical) A medieval and early modern republic centered on the city of Florence in Italy that existed from 1115 to 1185 and from 1197 to 1569 when the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was formed.

派生語

名詞

Florence (plural Florences)

1. (historical) An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
   • 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:

     he first gold that K. Edw . 3. coyned , was in the yeare 1343 , and the peeces were called Florences because Florentines were the coyners

2. (historical) A kind of silk fabric; florentine. [from 15th century]