Tampa

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/ˈtæm.pə/

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, located on Tampa Bay.

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Meanings

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

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tampa

NampaSAMPA
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Sounds the same

tamper (non-rhotic)
Cite this entry
APA

Tampa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tampa

MLA

“Tampa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tampa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tampa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tampa.

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