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Tucson

[ too-son, too-son ]

/ ˈtu sɒn, tuˈsɒn /

noun

a city in S Arizona: health resort.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Tucson

Texan Tucson Tuscan

Example sentences 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)

Cultural definitions for tucson

Tucson

[ (tooh-son) ]

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

notes for Tucson

Tourist center.