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Tampa

American  
[tam-puh] / ˈtæm pə /

noun

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


Tampa British  
/ 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tampa Cultural  
  1. City in western Florida.


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Port of entry with a harbor on Tampa Bay.

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Seattle saw the second-largest drop, down 1.8% year over year, followed by Denver and Tampa.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Hamm moved to Tampa, Florida, changed her name to Helton — taking a relative’s name — and tried to get a Florida educator license.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Tesla on Tuesday announced that it would offer robotaxi services in Tampa and Orlando, after expanding to Miami earlier in July, although its service is for now limited to small sections of those new cities.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Later on, in a highly unusual move, she’s accompanied by leading lights of the blues recording genre—Papa Charlie Jackson, Tampa Red, Blind Blake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

For example, as a location for his Columbiad he picked, of all places on earth, Tampa, Florida—just a few miles west of Cape Canaveral, the launching pad for our Columbia.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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