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Arizonan

American  
[ar-uh-zoh-nuhn] / ˌær əˈzoʊ nən /

noun

  • Arizonans
    plural
  1. a person who is from or lives in Arizona.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Arizona or its inhabitants.

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But the Arizonan understood that the fight goes on, and his ideas are eternally relevant.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

But over the years, the mushy yellow-brown legumes "became an acquired taste like a strong cheese can, because you know how cheese can smell like dirty socks," the 47-year-old Arizonan said.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

In the 1860’s, Arizonan settlers faced what was widely seen at the time as a remote and dangerous landscape.

From Seattle Times Apr. 14, 2024

That campaign drew liberal protesters, including from a young, antiwar Arizonan named Kyrsten Sinema.

From Washington Post Dec. 10, 2022

Furthermore, any stranger who mentioned the name of the Arizonan became instantly an object of suspicion.

From The Big-Town Round-Up by William MacLeod Raine

The Arizonans made and modified reservations until they had three—the maximum allowed at one time—stacked one after another in the late afternoon, when standby lines are longest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Arizonans elected Grijalva by a landslide last month, choosing her over her Republican opponent by 42.9 points.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2025

Arizona’s saga over proof of citizenship began in 2004, when 56% of Arizonans passed Proposition 200, a measure designed after California’s infamous Proposition 187.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

While jaguars seem exotic to Arizonans today, McSpadden pointed out that the American southwest has historically been part of the jaguars' northern range, stretching across the Sky Island Mountains and the Mogollon Rim.

From Salon May 31, 2024

During the previous winter there had been a large immigration from Utah, where, erroneously, it had been reported the Arizonans had raised good crops, so comparatively little food was brought in.

From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by James H. McClintock

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