Tempe

/tɛmˈpiː/ name, noun

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1
A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
"The fire reached four alarms, which Tempe Fire Chief Greg Ruiz said was a “very, very large event.”"
2
A suburb in Inner West council area, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3
The Vale of Tempe; (by extension) a beautiful valley; any delightful rural spot.
"Farre vnworhie am I to ſpend the leaſt breath of commendation in the extolling ſo delightfull and pleaſant a Tempe, or once to conſecrate my inke with the excellent mention of the thrice noble and illuſtrious Chieftaine vnder whom it is flouriſhingly gouerned."

"Philip Christensen, a geophysicist at Arizona State University, Tempe, focuses his attentions on Mars and Earth."

Named for the Vale of Tempe in northern Thessaly, Greece.