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tampa

/ˈtæmpə/

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What does tampa mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, located on Tampa Bay.
  2. A city in Marion County, Kansas.

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/ˈtæmpə/

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There was an incessant flow of people to and from Tampa Town and the place, which resembled a procession, or rather, in fact, a pilgrimage.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
At the very spot where he landed (supposed to be Tampa Bay) they observed that the house of the chief “stood near the shore, upon a very high mound, made by hand for strength.”
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873