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Tucson definition

Tucson (to̵̅o̅′sän′, to̵̅o̅ sän′)

city in S Ariz.: pop. 487,000

Etymology: Sp < Piman tu-uk-so-on, black base, referring to a dark stratum, in a nearby mountain

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