Arizona
UK/ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə//ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/
Arizona proper noun: a state in the southwestern United States, established 1912. Capital: Phoenix. Also the ellipsis of University of Arizona.
Proper noun
Arizona
- 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
- A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix.
- A department of the northwest Second Mexican Empire (1863–1865), with its capital at Altar.
- A unisex given name.
- Arizona Beverage Company, which sells its products under the name AriZona.
- Arizona City, a census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Burt County, Nebraska, United States.
- A locality in Manitoba, Canada.
- A municipality of Atlántida department, Honduras.
- A barangay of Midsayap, Cotabato, Philippines.
- A surname.
Also used as
Arizona is also the ellipsis of University of Arizona.
Arizona meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Arabic
Arizona in Hindi
- a state of the United States of America
- एरिज़ोना erizonā, एरीजोना erījonā
Arizona in Marathi
- a state of the United States of America
- अॅरिझोना aĕrijhonā
Arizona in Bengali
- a state of the United States of America
- অ্যারিজোনা êrijōna
Arizona in Arabic
- a state of the United States of America
- أَرِيزُونَا ʔarizūnā
More languagesFewer languages
- Arizona in Thai
- แอริโซนา ɛɛ-rí-soo-nâa
- Arizona in Vietnamese
- Arizona, A-ri-xô-na
- Arizona in Myanmar
- အရီဇိုးနားပြည်နယ် a.rijui:na:pranynai
Synonyms of Arizona
Origin of Arizona
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.
Words formed from Arizona
Phrases with Arizona
Words that rhyme with Arizona
Questions about Arizona
- What does Arizona mean?
- Arizona means a state in the southwestern United States, established 1912. Capital: Phoenix.
- What is Arizona in Hindi?
- Arizona in Hindi is एरिज़ोना (erizonā), एरीजोना (erījonā). See Arizona meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Arizona?
- Arizona is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Arizona?
- Arizona is pronounced /ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/ (US).
Words near Arizona in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Arizona (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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