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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Example Sentences

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Arizona

Arizona eventually deemed the material nontoxic, but Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said “the fear it caused was real.”

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Scalia said the federal voter registration law did not allow Arizona to adopt new and stricter rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Outside capital brings some risks—but these can be managed, as shown by the experience in Arizona and in England, which also permits outside investment in law firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"These dynamically 'hot' TNOs retain a signature of where they were born, even though they've been orbitally scrambled since then," said co-author David Trilling of Northern Arizona University.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

I’m going to get to move to Arizona!

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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