Sunshine State

proper noun

Official nickname for Florida: a state of the United States.

Meanings

proper nounthe Sunshine State
  1. Official nickname for Florida: a state of the United States.
  2. Former nickname for South Dakota: a state of the United States, until 1992.
  3. AustraliaNickname for Queensland: a state of Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

Sunshine State. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunshine%20State

MLA

“Sunshine State.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunshine%20State. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sunshine State,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sunshine%20State.

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