English Explanatory Dictionary

Tucson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈtuːsɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tucson.wav /ˈtusɑn/ /tuˈsɑn/

Word forms

Tucson

Etymology

From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón, from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “[at the base of the] black mountain”) [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], referring to Sentinel Peak (colloquially known as '"A" Mountain') visible in the west of Tucson’s downtown area.

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