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.

Other Word Forms

• Arizonan
  adjective
• Arizonian
  adjective

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The degrees by the likes of Nottingham Trent and Arizona State come as the content creator economy booms on both sides of the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates, who play in the National League, both finished with better records but didn’t make the cut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

After losing consecutive games to the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders by identical scores of 26-14, the Chargers face a team that scored a combined 77 points in its first two games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Your wife and her siblings are the “primary grievers,” says Joanne Cacciatore, a professor at Arizona State University who researches traumatic grief.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Or, You didn’t know she had a look-alike twin in Arizona!

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix