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Tampa

[ tam-puh ]

noun

  1. a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.


Tampa

/ ˈtæmpə /

noun

  1. a port and resort in W Florida, on Tampa Bay (an arm of the Gulf of Mexico): two universities. Pop: 317 647 (2003 est)


Tampa

  1. City in western Florida .


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Notes

Port of entry with a harbor on Tampa Bay.

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Other Words From

  • Tampan noun adjective

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Example Sentences

The Tampa Bay Times got their hands on a full copy of the letter the retired judge sent to Winston.

But the board— like General David Twiggs in Tampa, who fielded a similar request—would have nothing to do with it.

Obama traveled to Tampa Wednesday to meet with Austin about the ISIS strategy on his own turf.

You might be surprised to hear that hidden in Tampa, Florida is a food oasis of the Cuban persuasion.

Still, the original Tampanians were Native Americans who fished in the shallows of Tampa Bay.

Escaping from Key West, the mulatto worked his way up the coast to Tampa, where he burgled a bank.

Charley was getting ready to leave; he had driven his cattle to Tampa and sold them to the white people.

Are there no vats in Milwaukee, no stills in Kentucky, no factories wrapping paper rings around bunches of dead leaves at Tampa?

Old Tampa, many years ago, was considered a famous resort for consumptives.

This island is five miles in circumference, and seven from the mainland, commanding the entrance to Tampa Bay.

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