Tampico

[tam-pee-koh, tahm-pee-kaw]

noun

1. a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.

Tampico

/ tamˈpiko /

noun

1. a port and resort in E Mexico, in Tamaulipas on the Pánuco River: oil refining. Pop: 702 000 (2005 est)

Other Word Forms

• Tampican noun

Example Sentences

The roof’s collapse took place during a collective baptism, according to the Diocese of Tampico.

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The government health system in Tampico — in all of Mexico, really — has been collapsing from years of neglect.

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In 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was born in Tampico, Illinois.

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Kendra Tampico, a mother from Renton, said the survey she got from her school district over the summer was very short.

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But areas with dense trees or hills — like north Tampico or Nile on the way to Mount Rainier from Yakima — can’t get a strong connection within the frequency limits outlined by the FCC.

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