What does "pensacola" mean?

A Native American people who lived in the western part of what is now the Florida Panhandle and eastern Alabama for centuries before first contact with Europeans until early in the 18th century.

How do you pronounce "pensacola"?

Pronounced //ˌpɛnsəˈkəʊlə//.

Pensacola

//ˌpɛnsəˈkəʊlə// name, noun

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Noun

1
A Native American people who lived in the western part of what is now the Florida Panhandle and eastern Alabama for centuries before first contact with Europeans until early in the 18th century. historical, plural, plural-only

Proper Noun

1
A city, the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States.

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county seat escambia county

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