Arizona en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/ (General-American)
- /ˌɛɹɪˈzoʊnə/ (General-American)
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 Arizona (circa 1735) in Sonora. Suggestions of derivation from *arizuma, supposedly a Nahuatl word meaning “silver-bearing”, are considered implausible, and derivation from árida zona (literally “dry zone”) is considered a folk etymology.
Meanings
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A state in the southwestern United States, established 1912. Capital: Phoenix.
A 15-year-old orphan is being forced from the Arizona senior community where he lives with his grandparents after the homeowner’s association said it could face legal issues if he stayed.
2020 January 16, Scottie Andrew, “An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2020:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of University of Arizona.
alt of University of Arizona
Videos on social media appear to show Arizona fans chanting “F**k the Mormons” after the 96-95 loss.
2025 February 24, Ben Morse, “Arizona apologizes to BYU for ‘unacceptable chant’ from fans after college basketball defeat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2026:
- (historical) A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix.
- (historical) A department of the northwest Second Mexican Empire (1863–1865), with its capital at Altar.
- (rare) A unisex given name.
- Arizona Beverage Company, which sells its products under the name AriZona.
- Several places named for the state or territory. ▸ Arizona City, a census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
- Several places named for the state or territory. ▸ An unincorporated community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- Several places named for the state or territory. ▸ An unincorporated community in Burt County, Nebraska, United States.
- Several places named for the state or territory. ▸ A locality in Manitoba, Canada.
- Several places named for the state or territory. ▸ A municipality of Atlántida department, Honduras.
- Several places named for the state or territory. ▸ A barangay of Midsayap, Cotabato, Philippines.
- A surname.
Coordinates
Deriveds
Cal-Nev-Ari · arizonite · Arizona Territory · Arizonian · Arizona room · Arizonan · Arizola · Arizona-like · Aridzona · Arizona cypress · Arizona sycamore · Confederate Arizona · Territory of Arizona · Arizona walnut · Arizona black walnut · Calzona · Zonie · Arizona ash
Descendants
亞利桑那 · ཨ་རི་ཟོ་ན · 亚利桑那 · 亞里桑那
Synonyms
Translations (48)
km អារីហ្សូណា (a state of the United States of America) · oc Arizòna (a state of the United States of America) · hu Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · bg Аризо́на (a state of the United States of America) · da Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · is Arisóna (a state of the United States of America) · hy Արիզոնա (a state of the United States of America) · uz Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · mt Ariżona (a state of the United States of America) · cmn 亞利桑那州 /亚利桑那州 (a state of the United States of America) · ko 애리조나 (a state of the United States of America) · ka არიზონა (a state of the United States of America) · ug ئارىزونا (a state of the United States of America) · th แอริโซนา (a state of the United States of America) · ru Аризо́на (a state of the United States of America) · eo Arizono (a state of the United States of America) · el Αριζόνα (a state of the United States of America) · li Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · cmn 亞里桑那州 (a state of the United States of America) · gl Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · de Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · pon Arisohna (a state of the United States of America) · fi Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · fr Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · bn অ্যারিজোনা (a state of the United States of America) · vi A-ri-xô-na (a state of the United States of America) · hi एरिज़ोना (a state of the United States of America) · nv Hoozdo hahoodzo (a state of the United States of America) · co Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · yi אַריזאָנאַ (a state of the United States of America) · ar أَرِيزُونَا (a state of the United States of America) · my အရီဇိုးနားပြည်နယ် (a state of the United States of America) · mr अॅरिझोना (a state of the United States of America) · haw ʻAlikona (a state of the United States of America) · cs Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · it Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · ja アリゾナ (a state of the United States of America) · es Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · pt Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · vi Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · iu ᐋᕇᓲᓈ (a state of the United States of America) · mk Аризо́на (a state of the United States of America) · uk Аризо́на (a state of the United States of America) · hi एरीजोना (a state of the United States of America) · tr Arizona (a state of the United States of America) · ood Alĭ ṣonak (a state of the United States of America) · lo ອາຣິໂຊນາ (a state of the United States of America) · pl Arizona (a state of the United States of America)