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Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...
, a city in Italy **
Republic of Florence The Republic of Florence (; Old Italian: ), known officially as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany, Italy. The republic originated in 1115, when the Flor ...
or the Florentine Republic * the
Florentine dialect The Florentine dialect or vernacular ( or ) is a variety of Tuscan, a Romance language spoken in the Italian city of Florence and its immediate surroundings. A variant derived from it historically, once called (literally, 'the amended Florent ...
of Italian or Tuscan language Florentines frequently refers to: * Masters of
Florentine painting Florentine painting or the Florentine school refers to artists in, from, or influenced by the naturalistic style developed in Florence in the 14th century, largely through the efforts of Giotto di Bondone, and in the 15th century the leading s ...
(14th-16th centuries) *
Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...
dwellers Florentine may also refer to:


Places

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Florentin, Tel Aviv Florentin () is a neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv, Israel, named after , a Thessalonian Jew from the Greek city of Thessaloniki who purchased the land in the late 1920s. Development of the area was spurred by its proximity to the J ...
, a neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv, Israel * Leone, Florentine and Carpathia Apartment Buildings, an historic property in Omaha *
Upper Florentine Valley The Upper Florentine Valley is a valley in the south of Tasmania, Australia, is an area recognised for its landscape and old growth forests. It is situated along the Gordon River Road near Maydena in the southwest of the island, roughly three ho ...
, a region in Tasmania


People

* Gertie Florentine Marx (1912-2004), German-born American physician *
Isaac Florentine Isaac Florentine (; born 28 July 1958) is an Israeli film director. He is best known for his martial arts and action genre films, namely '' Undisputed II: Last Man Standing'' (2006), '' Undisputed III: Redemption'' (2010), ''Ninja'' (2009), '' ...
(born 1958), Israeli film director and martial artist *
Jim Florentine James Bernard Florentine (born August 18, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, author, and television personality. He is best known for co-hosting '' That Metal Show'' on VH1 Classic and voicing several characters on '' Crank Yankers'', incl ...
(born 1964), American comedian *
Mary Florentine Mary Florentine is a Matthews Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University specialising in psychoacoustics with interests in models of hearing (normal and impaired), non-native speech comprehension in background noise, cross-cultural attitu ...
, American psychologist *
Florentine Rost van Tonningen Florentine Sophie Rost van Tonningen (née Heubel; 14 November 1914 – 24 March 2007) was the wife of Meinoud Rost van Tonningen, Meinoud Marinus Rost von Tonningen, the second leader of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) ...
(1914–2007), Dutch National Socialist


Film and television

* ''Florentine'' (film), a 1937 Austrian film * ''The Florentine'' (film), a 1999 American film *
Florentine (TV series) () is an Israeli television drama series created by Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky, which aired on Channel 2 from 1997 to 2000, lasting three seasons. The ensemble cast includes Ayelet Zurer, Karin Ophir, Uri Banai, Sami Huri, Dana Modan, Ami Smolar ...
, an Israeli television drama series


Food

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Florentine (culinary term) Florentine or à la Florentine is a term from classic French cuisine that refers to dishes that typically include a base of cooked spinach, a protein component and Mornay sauce. Chicken Florentine is the most popular version. Because Mornay sau ...
, a dish prepared with spinach and a creamy sauce *
Florentine biscuit Florentine biscuit (or simply, Florentine) is a sweet biscuit of nuts and fruit. It was most likely invented in France in the 17th century and not in Italy (despite their name). Florentines are made of nuts (typically hazelnuts and almonds) an ...
, an Italian pastry of nuts and fruit * ''
Bistecca alla fiorentina ''Bistecca alla fiorentina'' () is an Italian steak dish made of young steer (''vitellone'') or heifer (''scottona'') that is one of the most famous dishes in Tuscan cuisine. It is loin steak on the bone cooked on a grill until rare (50  ...
'' or Florentine steak, a preparation of thick T-bone steak, usually served rare


Other uses

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Florentine Diamond The Florentine Diamond is a lost diamond of Indian origin. It is light yellow in colour with very slight green overtones. It is cut in the form of an irregular (although very intricate) nine-sided 126-facet double rose cut, with a weight of 137.2 ...
, a lost diamond of Indian origin *
Florentine flogging Flagellation (Latin , 'whip'), flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, the knout, etc. Typically, flogging has been imposed on a ...
, a BDSM practice


See also

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Florentin (disambiguation) Florentin or Florentín (from Latin '' Florentinus'') can be a given name or surname. It is found as a given name among Romanian, German, French and Spanish speakers. The latter also use it as a surname. People Given name * Florentin Crihălm ...
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Florentina (disambiguation) Florentina can refer to: *Saint Florentina, Spanish saint * Andreea Florentina Grigore, a Romanian artistic gymnast * Florentina Bunea, Romanian statistician *Florentina Holzinger (born 1986), Austrian choreographer, director and performance artis ...
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