Tampa

American

[tam-puh] / ˈtæm pə /

noun

a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.

Tampa British

/ ˈtæmpə /

noun

a port and resort in W Florida, on Tampa Bay (an arm of the Gulf of Mexico): two universities. Pop: 317 647 (2003 est)

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Tampa Cultural

City in western Florida.

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Port of entry with a harbor on Tampa Bay.

Other Word Forms

Tampan noun

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In a post on X that went viral — with 7.1 million views as of Thursday afternoon — Tampa International Airport announced that “It’s time to ban pajamas.”

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He was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2024 and he made his MLB debut with the Rays last June and appeared in five games before going to the Dodgers.

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Tampa, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas and Miami posted the steepest declines.

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But she and her husband were committed to going on a cruise at that time, so they eventually arranged with Celebrity to sail on a different ship, leaving from Tampa the same day.

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