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Tallahassee

American  
[tal-uh-has-ee] / ˌtæl əˈhæs i /

noun

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


Tallahassee British  
/ ˌtæləˈhæsɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The odds are not lost on Nixon, who campaigned last week in Monticello, on the Georgia-Florida border, about 45 minutes outside of Tallahassee.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Tallahassee Hills lie roughly 200 miles north of Tampa Bay.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now dad and mom, who have been transporting them around for years in club softball, will have to begin looking for the cheapest flights to Tallahassee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Leon County, which includes Tallahassee, has cast a closer eye on its coffers under a new measure to slash property taxes in the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But both were exhausted when they arrived at Tallahassee, and decided to spend the night there.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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