Arizona

[ ar-uh-zoh-nuh ]

/ ˌær əˈzoʊ nə /

noun

a state in SW United States. 113,909 sq. mi. (295,025 sq. km). Capital: Phoenix. Abbreviation: AZ (for use with zip code), Ariz.

OTHER WORDS FROM Arizona

Ar·izo·nan, Ar·i·zo·ni·an

[ar-uh-zoh-nee-uh n] /ˌær əˈzoʊ ni ən/, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for arizona

Normality, domesticity, ease, in the blazing Arizona desert.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Immediately, there was a national groundswell of voices calling for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to veto the bill.

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The 2008 Republican presidential nominee and longtime Arizona senator has long had a cordial relationship with Hillary Clinton.

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At least five (in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah) have already been announced.

RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’ |Jay Michaelson |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Of course, conservative activists took a beating when they tried this in Arizona last year.

RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’ |Jay Michaelson |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I wish he could drop in here to see us daily as he used to do in Arizona.

Mary Ware in Texas |Annie F. Johnston
A squadron of men for this regiment left Phœnix, Arizona, on their way to the field of war.

The Little Book of the Flag |Eva March Tappan
Louisiana produced in 1899 only a fifth as great a value in sub-tropic fruits as Arizona and Texas combined.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1 |Various
In Arizona Shirley had been reading news which was, generally, three, four days—frequently a week old.

The Red Mouse |William Hamilton Osborne
He had come to Arizona right after his wife's death in the East, and brought his only daughter and a few servants with him.

The Bad Man |Charles Hanson Towne

British Dictionary definitions for arizona

Arizona

/ (ˌærɪˈzəʊnə) /

noun

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) Abbreviation: Ariz., (with zip code) AZ

Cultural definitions for arizona

Arizona

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.

notes for Arizona

The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona.

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