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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Ann met her boyfriend, Conor McBride, at school in Tallahassee, Florida, when she was 16.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

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 • Jan. 9, 2026

They’re still seething in Tallahassee about that one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

It will host Florida State in a three-game series starting Friday after the Seminoles won the Tallahassee Regional.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

By the time we got up to Tallahassee it was dark.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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