Tallahassee

//ˌtæləˈhæsi// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.

Etymology

Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.

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