Tucson

American

[too-son, too-son] / ˈtu sɒn, tuˈsɒn /

noun

a city in S Arizona: health resort.

Tucson British

/ 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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Tucson Cultural

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

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Tourist center.

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Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, said two weeks ago that the training base would be in Mexico instead of Tucson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The team had originally planned to be based in Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Iran is moving its World Cup training base from Tucson to Tijuana, the president of the country’s soccer federation said Saturday, removing one of the final hurdles to its participation in this summer’s tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Gerardo Mérida, a retired Mexican army general who served as public-security secretary in northwestern Sinaloa state, was detained on Monday in Tucson, Ariz., court records show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

By the time we reached Tucson, my Aunt Ophelia was dead.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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