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I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in.
Smedley Butler

Meaning of "Tampico" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAMPICO

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAMPICO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAMPICO

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Tampico is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TAMPICO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Tampico

Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth largest city in Tamaulipas with a population of 297,284. The Metropolitan area of Tampico has 859,419 inhabitants. Economic development during the 1920s made the city a pioneer in the aviation and soda industries. Oil is the chief export, but the city also is a major exporter of silver, copper, and lumber, together with wool, hemp, and other agricultural products. Containerized cargo, however, is mainly handled by the neighboring ocean port of Altamira.

Definition of Tampico in the English dictionary

The definition of Tampico in the dictionary is a port and resort in E Mexico, in Tamaulipas on the Pánuco River: oil refining. Pop: 702 000.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE TAMPICO

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Synonyms and antonyms of Tampico in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Tampico» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAMPICO

Find out the translation of Tampico to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tampico from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tampico» in English.

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坦皮科
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Tampico
570 millions of speakers

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Tampico
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Tampico
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Translator English - Arabic

تامبيكو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тампико
278 millions of speakers

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Tampico
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Tampico
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タンピコ
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탐 피코
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Tampico
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Tampico
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ட்யாம்பீகொ
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टॅम्पिको
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Тампіко
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Tampico
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Trends of use of Tampico

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAMPICO»

The term «Tampico» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.335 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAMPICO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tampico

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QUOTES WITH «TAMPICO»

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Smedley Butler
I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMPICO»

Discover the use of Tampico in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tampico and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tampico: A Novel
With inexorable pull, and exquisite scenes that could only come from Toby Olson, Tampico celebrates a sublime band of calaveras, "those skeleton messengers of mortality," who seek self-discovery even as their lives are ending.
Toby Olson, 2012
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Capitalism and Development: Tampico, México, 1876-1924
It describes the city's development under Porfirio Diaz and the Revolution, and how it became the world's first international oil port and the fifth largest city of Mexico
Marcial E. Ocasio Meléndez, 1998
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Mexico and the United States
Tampico is a major Mexican port and center for the oil and petrochemical industries. Located about 310 miles (500 km) from the U.S. -Mexico border, Tampico is surrounded on three sides by water: the Gulf of Mexico to the east, the Rio ...
Lee Stacy, 2002
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U. S. -Mexican War, Updated Edition
Taylor's stunning victory at Buena Vista still lay several months ahead when, on November 14, 1846, Commodore Conner's landing party arrived at Tampico, one of the stepping-stones on the way to Mexico City, according to the plan devised ...
Bronwyn Mills, 2009
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A Costumed Human Figure from Tampico, Washington
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Smith Harlan Ingersoll, 2009
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Tampico Affair
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
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Santa Anna of Mexico
He was called the Victor of Tampico. The States of Jalisco and Zacatecas made him their "favorite citizen," Guanajuato gave him a sword with a golden hilt, and a small pyramid was erected in Tampico, on the spot where Barradas surrendered  ...
Will Fowler, 2009
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Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy of the Western Gulf Coast Area ...
Gray, calcareous mudstone chips brought to surface by burrowing animal near kilometer post K1120 on Route 110 (Tampico—Ciudad Valles highway); see Plate 24. MX 28: Mendez Shale. Gray, calcareous mudstone at kilometer post ...
Emile A. Pessagno, 1969
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Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico Since the ...
TRANSITORY BENEFITS The American oil companies transformed life in and around Tampico. The population of the towns and ports of the Tampico-Tuxpan area grew rapidly. In 1900 Tampico counted 17,500 residents and Tuxpan 13,000.
John Mason Hart, 2002
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Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International ...
16 Martin Dihigo* Aguila 4, Nogales 0 (9) Veracruz 2 1939 May 29 Chet Brewer+ Tampico 6, Comintra 0 (9) Tampico 3 1939 July 23 John Taylor* Cordoba 4, Monterrey 0 (9) Cordoba 4 1939 Aug. 12 Chet Brewer* Tampico 1, Santa Rosa 0 (9) ...
Peter C. Bjarkman, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAMPICO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tampico is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yakima teen killed in off-road four-wheeler crash near Tampico
... responders were dispatched about 3 p.m. Saturday to an off-road vehicle accident about 4 miles up the dirt road portion of North Fork Road near Tampico. «Yakima Herald-Republic, May 15»
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Police in Utah arrest sex offender couple who cut off GPS trackers …
Glen Feinman, a convicted child rapist, and Deanna Tampico, a level 2 sex offender took off on April 25th. “How these two met, it appears probably by a mutual ... «Q13 FOX, May 15»
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US Marshals say sex offender couple who targets teen girls is on the …
SEATTLE — U.S. Marshals say they are searching for these two convicted sex offenders, Glen Feinman and Deanna Tampico, who are dating. He is a convicted ... «Q13 FOX, May 15»
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Cartel Chronicles: Important Mexican Port City Set Ablaze during …
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The Mexican port city of Tampico Tamaulipas had violent days after an operation aimed at arresting the head of the Gulf Cartel in that ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
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Celebrating Reagan's 104th birthday in Tampico
Bertha Driessens makes the first cut of the birthday cake Friday morning during an annual celebration of Ronald Reagan's birthday at the Tampico Area ... «SaukValley.com, Feb 15»
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Whatever happened to ... the Tampico?
Photo courtesy Gregory M. Walz The Tampico restaurant in Salt Lake City was named a National Historic Site in December 1982. «Salt Lake Tribune, Feb 15»
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Sales Leads: Sprint (Creative), Tommy Hilfiger, Tampico, Toyota …
Beverages Tampico has selected Macias Advertising and Roar Media in the U.S, including General, Total and Hispanic markets. Macias will be handling all of ... «Portada-online.com, Jan 15»
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Two suspects in Tampico burglary arrested with beer, dead deer
At about this same time Yakima SO also received a report of a burglary that had apparently just taken place at the Tampico Store located at 1 S Fork Rd. A ... «KIMA CBS 29, Nov 14»
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A New Oil Boom in Mexico's Aging 'Golden Belt'
TAMPICO, Mexico—More than a century ago, an enterprising Californian struck oil near this Gulf of Mexico port city, the first of many finds that tagged this area ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
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Abandoned Buildings In Tampico, Mexico Are Filled With Trees
Tampico is a beautiful tropical city located on the Gulf of Mexico, traversed by canals, dotted with palm trees, graced with kilometers of undeveloped beach. «Gizmodo, Oct 14»

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