<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a state in the southeastern United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.</li><li>58,560 square miles (151,670 square kilometers).</li><li>Tallahassee.</li><li>FL (for use with zip code), Fla.</li><li>Straits of Florida.</li><li>Also called Florida Straits, an ocean passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.</li></ul>