Tucson

See also: Tucsón

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the Spanish Tucsón [tukˈson], from the O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “Spring at the base of the black mountain”) [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], the “black mountain” in question being the summit now known as Sentinel Peak, or “A Mountain”, just to the west of Tucson’s downtown area.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːsɒn/
• (locally) IPA^(key): /tuːˈsɒn/

Proper nounEdit

Tucson

1. A city located in the state of Arizona in the southwestern United States. It is the county seat of Pima County.

TranslationsEdit

Arizona city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圖森, 图森 (Túsēn)

• Navajo: Tó oostsʼąʼ

• O'odham: Cuk Ṣon
• Russian: Ту́сон (ru) m (Túson)
• Spanish: Tucsón

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