English > AZ: 2 senses > noun 2, locationMeaning | A state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon. |
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Synonyms | Arizona, Grand Canyon State |
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Instance of | American state | One of the 50 states of the United States |
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Part of | Southwest, southwestern United States | The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado |
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United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
Parts | Cataract Canyon | A tributary of the Grand Canyon |
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Chihuahuan Desert | A desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico |
Colorado, Colorado River | An important river in the southwestern United States |
Colorado Plateau | A large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains |
Flagstaff | A town in north central Arizona |
Gila, Gila River | A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River |
Gila Desert | A desert area in southern Arizona |
Glen Canyon Dam | A large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona |
Grand Canyon | The enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park | A national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals |
Lake Mead | The largest reservoir in the United States |
Lake Powell | The second largest reservoir in the United States |
Mesa | A city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix |
Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert | A desert area in southern California and western Arizona |
Nogales | A town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico |
Painted Desert | A desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona |
Petrified Forest National Park | A national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees |
Phoenix, capital of Arizona | The state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona |
Prescott | A town in central Arizona |
Sonoran Desert | A desert in southwestern Arizona |
Sun City | A residential suburb of Phoenix |
Tucson | A city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges |
Yuma | A town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border |
Spanish | Arizona |
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Catalan | Arizona |
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