[Answer] Famous for its lightning, what city's name comes from a Native American phrase meaning "Sticks of Fire"?

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Famous for its lightning, what city's name comes from a Native American phrase meaning "Sticks of Fire"?

• Tampa, FL:The name Tampa comes from a Native American word meaning lightning. High concentrations of lightning strikes in the region led the native Calusa people to call it “Tanpa,” meaning “Sticks of Fire.” When Ponce de Leon explored the coast of Florida, he used the original name to describe the bay’s great harbor. Europeans looking for de Leon’s “great harbor” settled in the Tampa Bay area. Over time the “n” in “Tanpa” became an “m,” giving us the present day name. Tampa is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm.

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