Floridization

Meaning

Noun

The process of coming to resemble the US state of Florida in some respect.
The phenomenon of the percentage of seniors in a specific region progressively increasing as the population ages.

Origin

From Florida + -ization. Sense 2 (“phenomenon of the percentage of seniors in a specific region progressively increasing as the population ages”) refers to the sizable number of retirees who settle in the US state.

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