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Tucson

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Tuc·son  (tsn)
A city of southeast Arizona south-southeast of Phoenix. A Spanish mission was founded nearby in 1700, and the present city was first settled in 1775 as a walled presidio. It became part of the United States after the Gadsden Purchase (1853) and served as territorial capital from 1867 until 1877. Population: 519,000.
Tucson [ˈtuːsɒn]
n
(Placename) a city in SE Arizona, at an altitude of 700m (2400 ft.): resort and seat of the University of Arizona (1891). Pop.: 486 699 (2000)
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Noun1.TucsonTucson - a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon


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