Tampico

[tam-pee-koh; Spanish tahm-pee-kaw]

noun

a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.

Related formsTam·pi·can, noun

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Historical Examples of tampico

But I never learned this till we got to Tampico, where they went with me for the tarpon-fishing.
Tales of Fishes
Zane Grey
We notice, on the coast, the Gulf of Tampico, into which pours the river Panuco.
The Prehistoric World
E. A. Allen
By the twenty-third Tampico had therefore a garrison of about 650 good regulars.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)
Justin H. Smith
Tampico would have been a delightful resting-place for a while.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)
Justin H. Smith
It would begin in California and end in the parts about Tampico.
Opuscula
Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for tampico

Tampico

noun

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

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