Tallahassee
//ˌtæləˈhæsi// name
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- 1 The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.
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Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.
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