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

Last month, officials in several states, including Arizona, received envelopes with an unknown white powder.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

And he’s showing it again for the Arizona Cardinals.

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

The clean subdivisions springing up around McAllen could be in any prosperous suburb in Florida or Arizona.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

One day, when I convince my dad to stay in Arizona and move me out there, too, I won’t bring anyone down anymore.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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