1. Capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida; Also called: capital of Florida.
2. City in Florida (USA).
Capital of Florida, US; an agricultural and lumbering center; The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto founded an Indian settlement here 1539, and the site was chosen as the Florida territorial capital 1821.
During the Civil War, Tallahassee was the only Confederate capital E of the Mississippi River not captured by Union troops, and the city still has many pre-Civil War mansions.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Florida State University are here.