Tucson

[ too-son, too-son ]

/ ˈtu sɒn, tuˈsɒn /

noun

a city in S Arizona: health resort.

Can be confusedTexan Tucson Tuscan

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Examples from the Web for tucson

At his Tucson hacienda he is a gracious host and a good neighbor.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After my first trip to his place in Tucson we called one another on the telephone.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The former congresswoman has advocated for tighter gun laws after being the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Tucson in 2011.
Ice Bucket Challenge Leads to Political Trolling|Asawin Suebsaeng|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"As a society, we feed the danger by forcing all of these people into the shadows," Molina told me at her office in Tucson.
How Mexico’s Cartels Are Behind the Border Kid Crisis|Caitlin Dickson|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This is similar to what Tucson was seeing in 2008 and 2009.
Hundreds of Immigrants Are Rushing the Border Just to Get Caught|Caitlin Dickson|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet it took me the better part of a day to find out that San Xavier is only nine miles and not eighteen from Tucson.
Through Our Unknown Southwest|Agnes C. Laut
Several spies and scouts had been sent forward from Tucson, but as they had not returned, matters were rather uncertain.
Frontier service during the rebellion|George H. Pettis
I had been at Tucson nine years before, for a few hours, but the place seemed unfamiliar.
Vanished Arizona|Martha Summerhayes
Van was living on metaphorical clover down near Tucson; I was roughing it out on the rocks of the Mogollon.
Starlight Ranch|Charles King
Tucson was the only town we preached in, in Arizona, while on this mission.
Forty Years Among the Indians|Daniel W. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for tucson

Tucson

/ (ˈtuːsɒn) /

noun

a city in SE Arizona, at an altitude of 700m (2400 ft): resort and seat of the University of Arizona (1891). Pop: 507 658 (2003 est)

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Word Origin and History for tucson

Tucson

city in Arizona, U.S.A., from Spanish Tucson, from O'odham (Piman) cukson "black base."

Culture definitions for tucson

Tucson

[ (tooh-son) ]

Large city in southeastern Arizona, in a desert surrounded by mountains.

Note

Tourist center.