Tallahassee

American

[tal-uh-has-ee] / ˌtæl əˈhæs i /

noun

a city in and the capital of Florida, in the N part.

Tallahassee British

/ ˌtæləˈhæsɪ /

noun

a city in N Florida, capital of the state: two universities. Pop: 153 938 (2003 est)

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Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo, the reigning Chicago Marathon champion, will attempt to win his third consecutive men's crown at the World Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Tallahassee, Florida.

From Barron's

"Historically, we're a great cross-country nation," said Eamonn Martin, English Cross Country Association secretary and British men's team manager in Tallahassee.

From BBC

Markus, her lawyer, said in a post on X that her transfer to a “safer facility” came after she “faced serious danger in Tallahassee.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It all began over a month ago when Marco left his home in Tallahassee, Florida, to visit a client to give an estimate for a construction job.

From BBC

It’s a wonder that a cultural mecca like Miami holds next to nothing of Tallahassee’s power.

From Salon

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