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Tallahassee
(tal′ə has′ē)
capital of Fla., in the N part: pop. 151,000
Origin: < Creek talwahasi < talwa, town + hasi, old
See Tallahassee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
The capital of Florida, in the northwest part of the state. Originally a Native American village, it was settled by the Spanish after 1539 and founded as the capital of the Florida Territory in 1824. Population: 159,000.
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