Tampa
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
Other words from Tampa
- Tampan, noun, adjective
Words Nearby Tampa
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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.
Nats want Kyle Schwarber to get ‘squatty’ at the plate and return to his slugging ways | Jesse Dougherty | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostOne 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.
With Tom Brady in final year of contract, Bucs say they’d be ‘elated’ to give him extension | Des Bieler | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe former NFL wide receiver was found dead Monday in a Tampa-area hotel room.
Vincent Jackson’s family donates his brain for CTE research | Des Bieler | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostThe NBA’s Toronto Raptors are using Tampa as their home base for the entire 2020-21 season because of the pandemic.
Toronto Blue Jays to start regular season in Florida as border remains closed by pandemic | Matt Bonesteel | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostAnother 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.
Covid ‘forced us to be creative’: How AI is being used to recruit and onboard talent | Jessica Davies | February 15, 2021 | Digiday
The Tampa Bay Times got their hands on a full copy of the letter the retired judge sent to Winston.
Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star | Robert Silverman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the board— like General David Twiggs in Tampa, who fielded a similar request—would have nothing to do with it.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObama traveled to Tampa Wednesday to meet with Austin about the ISIS strategy on his own turf.
Can Obama Keep His Generals in Check in the War Against ISIS? | Eli Lake, Josh Rogin | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou 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.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. MatthewsCharley was getting ready to leave; he had driven his cattle to Tampa and sold them to the white people.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyAre there no vats in Milwaukee, no stills in Kentucky, no factories wrapping paper rings around bunches of dead leaves at Tampa?
The Women of Tomorrow | William HardOld Tampa, many years ago, was considered a famous resort for consumptives.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia SunshineThis island is five miles in circumference, and seven from the mainland, commanding the entrance to Tampa Bay.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia Sunshine
British Dictionary definitions for Tampa
/ (ˈtæmpə) /
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
City in western Florida.
Notes for Tampa
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