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Arizona

Pronunciation: /ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/

The English word “Arizona” has 6 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix.
  2. A department of the northwest Second Mexican Empire (1863–1865), with its capital at Altar.
  3. Arizona Beverage Company, which sells its products under the name AriZona.
  4. An unincorporated community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Burt County, Nebraska, United States.
  6. A barangay of Midsayap, Cotabato, Philippines.

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from O'odham alĭ ṣonak (literally “small spring”) (traditionally through the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac; compare modern Arizona), a name initially applied to an area around a silver-mining camp in Sonora. Alternatively, perhaps from Basque haritz ona (literally “good oak”), as the area had many Basque herders, and a descendant of them established the ranchería of…

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