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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of Florida, in the northwest part of the state. Near the site of a former Native American village and a Spanish mission, it was selected as the location for the territorial capital in 1824 because it was midway between Pensacola and St. Augustine.
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- proper noun The state capital of
Florida .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
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Examples
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TALLAHASSEE - They loaded onto planes, rented hotel rooms and ate out on your dime; just to come to Tallahassee for a two hour special session.
TCPalm Stories 2010
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TALLAHASSEE, FL -- State leaders are celebrating Children's Week in Tallahassee.
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Jacory Harris #12 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates victory over the Florida State Seminoles as he leaves the field at Doak Campbell Stadium on September 7, 2009 in Tallahassee, Florida.
FanHouse 2009
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TALLAHASSEE - Authorities say a man using the drive-through at a Tallahassee bank deposited
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Jacory Harris #12 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates victory over the Florida State Seminoles as he leaves the field at Doak Campbell Stadium on September 7, 2009 in Tallahassee, Florida.
FanHouse 2009
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TALLAHASSEE (FBW) - Florida legislators got a taste of Hollywood March 12 as actor-comedian Ben Stein brought his controversial film "Expelled" to Tallahassee to help lobby in favor of legislation to allow academic freedom when evolution is taught in Florida public schools.
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TALLAHASSEE - Florida lawmakers are back in Tallahassee for their second special session of the year.
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TALLAHASSEE -- The State Board of Education will hear from superintendents, community college representatives and nationally recognized education policy experts on Monday as part of an in-depth budget workshop being held in Tallahassee.
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TALLAHASSEE: A Tallahassee anesthesiologist has been arrested and charged with soliciting sex with a teenage girl.
WBBH - News 2009
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TALLAHASSEE | An investigator has been fired and four other Tallahassee police officers were suspended without pay for two weeks for their roles in a botched drug sting that led to the death of a young informant.
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