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Arizona

American

[ar-uh-zoh-nuh] / ˌær əˈzoʊ nə /

noun

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

Arizona British

/ ˌærɪˈzəʊnə /

noun

Abbreviation: Ariz.. AZ. 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)

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Arizona Cultural

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.

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The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona.

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In late May, Iran moved its training base to Mexico from Tucson, Arizona, which Mehdi Taj, president of Iran's soccer federation, said was due to visa problems.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Usha and I flew the next day to Utah to escort his body back to Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The firm took on clients in Texas, Florida, Maryland, Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Fluence, a Virginia-based company that owns a large Arizona battery-assembly factory, is one of the few pure-plays, but its model hasn’t yet been proven at scale.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“The governor of Arizona just resigned,” Mom tells me.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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