Arizona

[ar-uh-zoh-nuh]

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.

Arizona

/ 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)

Arizona

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.

The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona.

Other Word Forms

• Arizonan adjective
• Arizonian adjective

Example Sentences

Arizona law awards them to the spouse who intends to use them for birth, or the one most likely to do so if both parties wish to use them to have babies.

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He is now without work again after switching states to move back in with his mother in Arizona in an attempt to save money.

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Arizona keeps fighting but is severely undermanned, and shouldn’t rush Marvin Harrison Jr. back from an appendectomy.

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Dapash, who did his doctorate in sustainability education at Arizona’s Prescott College, reports instances of wildebeest turning back to avoid the camp, which opened in August during the height of the annual migration.

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Tesla received a permit to operate in Arizona, according to Reuters.

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