Tampa

//ˈtæm.pə// name

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Definitions

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

Example

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"Tampa slumbered as a little fishing village while East Coast beach towns began to boom as vacation resorts in the late 1800s."

Etymology

Unknown, likely from a Calusa word. See Tampa, Florida § Etymology for more.

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county seathillsborough countytampa bay

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