Florentine

From French florentin, from Latin flōrentīnus.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔɹəntin/

Florentine (comparative more Florentine, superlative most Florentine)

1. Of, from or relating to the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

Florentine (plural Florentines)

1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
   • 1863, George Eliot, Romola, Volume III, Book III, Chapter XIII, page 137:

     The safety of Florence, which means even more than the welfare of Florentines, now demands severity, as it once demanded mercy.

2. (cooking) Alternative form of florentine (“biscuit”).

• nonfertile

Florentine f (plural Florentines)

1. female equivalent of Florentin; female Florentine (female native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy)

Variant of Florentina, the feminine equivalent of Florentin, from Latin Flōrentīnus.

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Florentine f (proper noun, genitive Florentines or Florentine or Florentinens, plural Florentinen or Florentines)

1. a female given name from Latin
   • 1863, Louise Otto, Kunst und Künstlerleben. Novellen, page 183&193:
     • Das waren die einzigen glücklichen Stunden von Florentinens Jugendzeit, [...]
     • [...] mit Florentinen [...] Sie erklärte das jetzt mit kurzen Worten Florentinen. [...] rief Florentine [...] konnte er Florentinen vergessen [...]