capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
"Tallahassee serves as the capital of Florida and is situated in the state's northern region."
The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.
"After a long day of hiking in the Everglades, we drove south to Tallahassee, the capital city of Florida and the county seat of Leon County."
Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw ("town") + vhassē ("old"). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.