a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
"After visiting the majestic Grand Canyon, we drove north to explore other wonders within Arizona."
glossy snake
"The arizona slithered across the desert floor, its shiny scales catching the sunlight as it hunted for prey."
A state in the southwestern United States, established 1912. Capital: Phoenix.
"Arizona became a state in 1912 and is located in the southwestern United States with its capital at Phoenix."
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.