"Florida room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Florida rooms [plural]
Etymology: From its use in and association with the southeastern state of Florida in the United States. Cf. Arizona room. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Florida room (plural Florida rooms)
  1. (US and Canada, especially East Coast US and Florida) Synonym of sunroom, especially one without heating and enclosed with screens rather than glass windows. Wikipedia link: Florida room Tags: Canada, East-Coast, Florida, US, especially Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: sunroom [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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