Tallahassee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌtæləˈhæsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Tallahassee.wav

Word forms

Tallahassee

Etymology

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

Derived words

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