Sunshine State vs Fla.

Sunshine State and Fla. both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Sunshine State	Yes	No	No	No
Fla.	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Sunshine State and Fla. are synonyms defined as:

Sunshine State and Fla.: a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Other synonyms of Sunshine State include Everglade State, FL, Florida.

Sunshine State (noun)	Fla. (noun)
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War	a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War