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Arizona definition

Ari·zona (ar′ə zō′nə, er′-)

state of the SW U.S., on the Mexican border: admitted, 1912; 113,635 sq mi (294,312 sq km); pop. 5,131,000; cap. Phoenix: abbrev. AZ or Ariz

Etymology: AmSp < Papago Arizonac, lit., little springs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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