Arizona

Translingual thumb|Arizona elegans species Arizona elegans (glossy snake) Etymology mul en Arizona, of uncertain further etymology. Proper noun 1 f genus family Colubridae glossy snake s, of Mexico and the southwestern US Hypernyms genus ; Colubrinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Arizona elegans species (glossy snake) type species; Arizona pacata species (peninsular glossy snake) other extant species References Arizona (snake) 1 Arizona (genus) 174201 CCT9Q 59297 94892 1284635 67518 mul Colubrid snakes English region Q816 en Location of the state of Arizona in the United States thumb|right|Flag of Arizona thumb|right|250px Etymology en :der<unc:1> ood:alĭ ṣonak<ety:af<alĭ><ṣonak>> :der<unc:1> eu:haritz ona<ety:af<haritz><ona<ety:from<on>>>> 1 en. Possibly from en ood ood alĭ ood ṣonak small spring (traditionally through the en es - intermediary form es Arizonac; compare modern es Arizona), a name initially applied to an area around a silver-mining camp in Sonora.Bright William 2004 Native American Place Names of the United States Norman University of Oklahoma Press 47 Alternatively, perhaps from en eu haritz ona good oak, as the area had many Basque herders, and a descendant of them established the es ranchería of Arizona (circa 1735) in Sonora.The Meaning of Arizona https://azlibrary.gov/collections/digital-arizona-library-dazl/arizona-almanac/meaning-arizona Arizona State Library Archives & Public Records Arizona Almanac March 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190716234501/https://azlibrary.gov/collections/digital-arizona-library-dazl/arizona-almanac/meaning-arizona July 16, 2019 http://test.ahs.state.az.us/story/mar/az_name.htm How Arizona did NOT Get its Name Arizona Historical Society March 3, 2007 Jim Turner https://web.archive.org/web/20071013122746/http://test.ahs.state.az.us/story/mar/az_name.htm 13 October 2007 Donald Garate 2005 Arizonac, a twentieth-century myth https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-arizona-history_summer-2005_46_2/page/161 Journal of Arizona History 46 2 161–184 Suggestions of derivation from und *arizuma, supposedly a nah - word meaning silver-bearing, are considered implausible, and derivation from es árida zona dry zone is considered a folk etymology.https://azcentral.com/news/columns/articles/0211clay0211.html No, 'arid zone' not the basis of state's name The Arizona Republic December 29, 2014 Thompson, Clay February 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20210306132024/https://azcentral.com/news/columns/articles/0211clay0211.html 6 March 2021 Pronunciation en /ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/ /ˌɛɹɪˈzoʊnə/ GenAm en En-us-ne-arizona.ogg US,nMmmm en en-us-Arizona.ogg US,Mmmm en /ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə/ RP en əʊnə 4 Proper noun en Q816en state in the southwestern c/USA established 1912 Phoenix<id:Q16556>. en Scottie Andrew An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/us/orphan-teen-kicked-out-grandparents-hoa-trnd 2020-01-16 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117020535/https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/us/orphan-teen-kicked-out-grandparents-hoa-trnd/ en Q503419 en w:University of Arizona.en Universities en UA<id:Q503419> en Arizona State<id:Q670897> ASU<id:Q670897><qq:not to be confused> en Ben Morse Arizona apologizes to BYU for ‘unacceptable chant’ from fans after college basketball defeat w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/sport/arizona-byu-chant-mens-basketball-spt-intl 2025-02-24 Videos on social media appear to show Arizona fans chanting “F**k the Mormons” after the 96-95 loss. https://web.archive.org/web/20260217053421/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/sport/arizona-byu-chant-mens-basketball-spt-intl en historical A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix. en historical A department of the northwest Second Mexican Empire (1863–1865), with its capital at Altar. en rare en unisex. Arizona Beverage Company, which sells its products under the name AriZona. Several places named for the state or territory. Arizona City, en CDP co/Pinal County s/Arizona c/US 1. en ucomm co/Claiborne Parish s/Louisiana c/US. en ucomm co/Burt County s/Nebraska c/United States. en locality p/Manitoba c/Canada. en mun dept/Atlántida c/Honduras. en barangay mun/Midsayap p/Cotabato c/Philippines. en. Synonyms state en Ariz., en AZ Derived terms en Aridzona Arizola Arizona ash Arizona black walnut Arizona cypress Arizona room Arizona sycamore Arizona Territory Arizona walnut Arizona-like Arizonan Arizonian arizonite Cal-Nev-Ari Calzona Confederate Arizona Territory of Arizona Zonie Descendants Chinese: 亞利桑那, 亞里桑那 xkz ཨ་རི་ཟོ་ན 1 'Arizona Translations a state of the United States of America Arabic: ar أَرِيزُونَا f ʔarizūnā Armenian: hy Արիզոնա Bengali: bn অ্যারিজোনা f Bulgarian: bg Аризо́на f Burmese: my အရီဇိုးနားပြည်နယ် Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 亞利桑那州 Yàlìsāngnà zhōu official; cmn 亞里桑那州 Yàlǐsāngnà zhōu Corsican: co Arizona f Czech: cs Arizona f Danish: da Arizona Esperanto: eo Arizono Finnish: fi Arizona French: fr Arizona f Galician: gl Arizona Georgian: ka არიზონა German: de Arizona Greek: el Αριζόνα f Hawaiian: haw ʻAlikona Hindi: hi एरिज़ोना m, hi एरीजोना m Hungarian: hu Arizona Icelandic: is Arisóna Inuktitut: iu ᐋᕇᓲᓈ Italian: it Arizona f Japanese: ja アリゾナ Arizona Khmer: km អារីហ្សូណា Korean: ko ^애리조나 Lao: lo ອາຣິໂຊນາ Limburgish: li Arizona Macedonian: mk Аризо́на f Maltese: mt Ariżona f Marathi: mr अ‍ॅरिझोना Navajo: nv Hoozdo hahoodzo Occitan: oc Arizòna f O'odham: ood Alĭ ṣonak Pohnpeian: pon Arisohna Polish: pl Arizona f Portuguese: pt Arizona m Russian: ru Аризо́на f Spanish: es Arizona f Tajik: tg Аризона Thai: th แอริโซนา Turkish: tr Arizona Ukrainian: uk Аризо́на f Uyghur: ug ئارىزونا Uzbek: uz Arizona Vietnamese: vi Arizona, vi A-ri-xô-na Yiddish: yi אַריזאָנאַ Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Arizona is the 131379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 129 individuals. Arizona is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (39.53%), Hispanic (34.88%), and White (19.38%) individuals. References Confederate Arizona Arizona Territory Arizona Department State of Arizona Further reading Anagrams en aainorz Azorian Nazario Central Nahuatl Proper noun nhn proper noun nhn Arizona Q816 Danish da: Etymology Borrowed from da en Arizona. Proper noun da proper noun genitive Arizonas da Arizona Q816 Finnish Etymology fi en Arizona. Pronunciation arit#so(ː)na onɑ oːnɑ A.ri.zo.na Proper noun fi Arizona Q816 Declension sg Arizon a Derived terms fi compounds arizonanpäästäinen arizonansiippa arizonantaskurotta German de: thumb|right|250px|Arizona Etymology From de en Arizona. Pronunciation de /ˌaʁiˈzoːna/ /ˌɛʁiˈzoːna/ /ˌɛɹiˈzɔʊ̯nɐ/ de /ˌaʁiˈtsoːna/ fully Germanised; now archaic de De-Arizona.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym de Arizona Q816 Hungarian Etymology hu en Arizona. Pronunciation arizóna hu nɒ 4 hu Ari zo na A ri zo na Proper noun hu proper noun hu Arizona Q816 Declension Arizoná o sgArizoná sg Derived terms hu arizonai Italian it: Etymology it :bor en:Arizona it en Arizona. Pronunciation Aridzòna<r:DiPI> Proper noun f it Arizona Q816 References Anagrams it aainorz raziona Latin la: Pronunciation Arizōna Proper noun Arizōna<1> la New Latin la Arizona Q816 Declension Arizōna<1> References Henry Beard, Latin for All Occasions, 1990, 0-394-58660-3, title page in Latin and English.) Polish pl: region Q816 Arizona Etymology pl :bor en:Arizona + 1 Pronunciation Pl-Arizona.ogg Proper noun f pl Arizona Q816 pl pieczęć Arizony seal of Arizona pl Stanowym ssakiem Arizony wybrano kojota. The coyote has been chosen as Arizona's state mammal. pl Mieszkaliśmy w Arizonie przez dwadzieścia lat. We lived in Arizona for twenty years. Declension s Derived terms pl adjective arizoński pl nouns Arizończyk Arizonka arizona Further reading Portuguese pt: Etymology pt :bor en:Arizona + 1 Pronunciation pt onɐ 4 pt A ri zo na Proper noun m pt Arizona Q816 Derived terms pt arizonense See also Romanian Proper noun ro proper noun f ro Arizona Q816 Slovak sk: Pronunciation Proper noun f Arizony žena sk Arizona Q816 References Spanish es Etymology es :der<unc:1> eu:haritz ona<ety:af<haritz><ona<ety:from<on>>>> :der<unc:1> ood:alĭ ṣonak<ety:af<alĭ><ṣonak>> 1 Of es 1 origin; there are two main proposals: Most likely es eu eu haritz eu on ona the good oak tree 1. Originally referring to an 18th-century ranch in northern Sonora established by Bernardo de Urrea es, a prominent interim governor of Basque descent; the name was given in reference to the oak trees abundant in the area.Donald T. Garate 2005 Arizonac, a twentieth-century myth The Journal of Arizona History 46 2 161–184 https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-arizona-history_summer-2005_46_2/page/161Donald T. Garate 2006 Arizona: A Land of Good Oak Trees Tumacácori National Historical Park, National Park Service https://web.archive.org/web/20170209095450if_/https://home.nps.gov/tuma/learn/historyculture/upload/Arizona%20Article.pdf Alternatively, traditionally derived from es ood ood alĭ ood ṣonak little spring. However, this explanation is heavily disputed because its purported intermediate form, es *Arizonac, is unattested in 18th-century Spanish colonial documents. Pronunciation Proper noun f es Arizona Q816 Related terms es arizono See also Pronunciation Proper noun f es Arizona Q816 Related terms es arizono See also es References