Tucson

[too-son, too-son] /ˈtu sɒn, tuˈsɒn/

noun

a city in S Arizona: health resort.

Can be confused

Texan, Tucson, Tuscan.

British Dictionary definitions for Tucson

/ˈtuːsɒn/

noun

a city in SE Arizona, at an altitude of 700m (2400 ft): resort and seat of the University of Arizona (1891). Pop: 507 658 (2003 est)

Word Origin and History for Tucson

city in Arizona, U.S.A., from Spanish Tucson, from O'odham (Piman) cukson "black base."

Tucson in Culture

Tucson [(tooh-son)]

Large city in southeastern Arizona, in a desert surrounded by mountains.

Note: Tourist center.