Arizona

American  

[ar-uh-zoh-nuh] / ˌær əˈzoʊ nə /

noun

1. a state in the southwestern United States. 113,909 sq. mi. (295,025 sq. km). Phoenix. AZ (for use with zip code), Ariz.

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Arizona British  

/ ˌærɪˈzəʊnə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Ariz..   AZ.  a state of the southwestern US: consists of the Colorado plateau in the northeast, including the Grand Canyon, divided from desert in the southwest by mountains rising over 3750 m (12 500 ft). Capital: Phoenix. Pop: 5 580 811 (2003 est). Area: 293 750 sq km (113 417 sq miles)

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Arizona Cultural  

1. State in the southwestern United States bordered by Utah to the north, New Mexico to the east, Mexico to the south, and California and Nevada to the west. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix.

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The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona.

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Derived Forms

• Arizonan
  adjective
• Arizonian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

It worked on Raycer Martin, a 19-year-old student and wine-bar chef from Arizona who plays videogames to relax after his night shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The team had originally planned to be based in Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But two weeks ago, rising tensions prompted the Iranian federation to announce that the team would stay in Tijuana rather than in Tucson, Arizona, as originally planned.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The union, Unite Here Local 11, is one of the most powerful in the hospitality industry, and represents more than 32,000 workers in California and Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Among the most prominent were Duke, UCLA, Princeton, the University of Virginia, the University of Arizona, and Cornell.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock