a university town in north central Florida
"Students flock to Gainesville, a bustling university town in north central Florida, every fall semester."
A city, the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States, home to the University of Florida.
"Residents often travel to Gainesville to attend classes at the University of Florida or visit the county seat of Alachua County."
Gainesville is a compound name formed by combining the surname Gaines with the French suffix -ville, which means "town." The city was named after Leonidas L. Gaines, who served as Florida's first state superintendent of public instruction when he founded it in 1854.