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Tallulah

[ tuh-loo-luh ]

/ təˈlu lə /

noun

a town in NE Louisiana.

a female given name.

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Words nearby Tallulah

tallowy, tall poppy, tall poppy syndrome, tall ship, tall tale, Tallulah, tally, tally clerk, tallyho, tallyman, Tallys

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Example sentences from the Web for Tallulah

He noted that he had three children—Willa, Tallulah, and Conner.
‘I Think I Kill Pleasure’: Philip Seymour Hoffman Reflects on His Children, and Facing Life and Death|Tim Teeman|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was now that Tallulah began introducing herself at parties with the line, ‘I’m a lesbian.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a result, Tallulah found herself hailed as one of the wits of Manhattan, and she worked hard to make sure the reputation stuck.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the evening of January 6, 1923, Tallulah boarded the SS Majestic.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As for Tallulah, beneath her bravado she was utterly terrified.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The noted falls upon Tallulah river are known to the Cherokee as Ugûñ′yĭ, q. v.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
The name has no connection with Tallulah (see Tălulŭ′), and can not be translated.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
They went on until the trail came to a large stream which he knew for Tallulah river.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
They went only a short distance and came to a rock cave close under Ugûñ′yĭ (Tallulah falls).
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
In my last message I referred at considerable length to the lynching of five Italians at Tallulah.
Messages and Papers of William McKinley V.2.|William McKinley

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