Tampa [ tam -puh ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtæm pə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay : fishing resort.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Tampa Tampan, noun, adjective
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How to use Tampa in a sentence When he and Long met in Tampa , they tweaked his swing with drills that slowed everything down.
One of several impending free agents on the Tampa Bay roster, Fournette was a major factor in the Bucs’ run through four playoff games to a title.
The former NFL wide receiver was found dead Monday in a Tampa -area hotel room.
The NBA’s Toronto Raptors are using Tampa as their home base for the entire 2020-21 season because of the pandemic.
Another company using technology in HR processes is Tampa , Florida-based business process outsourcing firm Sykes Enterprises, which provides companies across sectors including media, finance and healthcare with teams, systems and technology.
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 Tampa nians 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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British Dictionary definitions for Tampa
noun
a port and resort in W Florida, on Tampa Bay (an arm of the Gulf of Mexico): two universities. Pop: 317 647 (2003 est)
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Cultural definitions for Tampa
notes for Tampa Port of entry with a harbor on Tampa Bay.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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