Tucson

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈtuːsɒn//
United States//ˈtusɑn//
//tuˈsɑn//

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

proper noun

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A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match in a DNA database would have been a dead end. Now for investigators, it is just the beginning.

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.

Tuck · A surname.tucker · To tire out or exhaust a person or animal.Tucker · A south-western English surname originating as an occupation;…

Tucson · A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.

Tudor · A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth…Tuesday · The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and…Tuesdays · On Tuesday; each Tuesday.

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