Sunshine State

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Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil WarEverglade State, FL, FloridaCaloosahatchee Canal - a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida WaterwayBiscayne National Park - a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine lifeEverglades National Park - a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animalsU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776Gulf States - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and TexasConfederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861Daytona Beach - a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trialsFort Lauderdale - a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacationsFort Myers - a town in southwest FloridaGainesville - a university town in north central FloridaJacksonville - Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern FloridaKey West - a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of MexicoMelbourne - a resort town in east central FloridaMiami - a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing CastroMiami Beach - a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotelsOrlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney WorldPalm Beach - a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coastPanama City - a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest FloridaPensacola - a town in extreme northwest FloridaSarasota - a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of MexicoSaint Augustine, St. Augustine - a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United StatesSaint Petersburg, St. Petersburg - a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resortcapital of Florida, Tallahassee - capital of the state of Florida; located in northern FloridaTampa - a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of MexicoWest Palm Beach - a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm BeachApalachicola, Apalachicola River - a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida borderBiscayne Bay - a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern FloridaCaloosahatchee, Caloosahatchee River - a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida WaterwayCape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy - a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflightEverglades - a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlifecay, Florida key, key - a coral reef off the southern coast of FloridaKissimmee, Kissimmee River - a river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake OkeechobeeLake Okeechobee, Okeechobee - a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the EvergladesOkefenokee Swamp - a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast GeorgiaSaint Johns, Saint Johns River, St. Johns, St. Johns River - a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic OceanTampa Bay - an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida