/ Dictionary / Index F Florence: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Flor•ence Pronunciation: (flôr'uns, flor'-), [key] — n. Italian,a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany. 464,425. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River. 37,029. a city in E South Carolina. 30,062. a town in N Kentucky. 15,586. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “flowery.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: florence (Thesaurus) Floréal Florence fennel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language