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tempe¹

noun tempes

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of tempeh

Tempe²

  • /tɛmˈpiː/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  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.

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Closest in meaning: fairer, page, avondale, mesa, benson, hayden, coolidge, sun city, eloy, arizona, tombstone, maricopa, goodyear, scottsdale, phoenix, somerton

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@misc{tempe_2026,
  title = {tempe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tempe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}