Tallahassee

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/ˌtæləˈhæsi/

proper noun

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

OriginCreek tvlvhasse →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Creektvlvhasse
  2. EnglishTallahassee

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 塔拉哈西
  • 塔拉哈西 (Tǎlāhāxī)city
Latin Tallahassia
  • Tallahassiacity
Norwegian Bokmål Tallahassee
  • Tallahasseecity
Russian Таллаха́сси
  • Таллаха́сси (Tallaxássi)city
Thai แทลลาแฮสซี
  • แทลลาแฮสซี (tɛn-laa-hɛ́t-sîi)city
Yiddish טאַלאַהאַסי
  • טאַלאַהאַסי (talahasi)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tallahassee

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Cite this entry
APA

Tallahassee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallahassee

MLA

“Tallahassee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallahassee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tallahassee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallahassee.

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