"Tucson" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtuːsɒn/, /tuːˈsɒn/ (note: locally) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tucson.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒn Etymology: From the Mexican Spanish Tucsón [tukˈson], 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|Tucsón}} Mexican Spanish Tucsón, {{der|en|ood|Cuk Ṣon|lit=􂀿at the base of the􂁀 black mountain}} O'odham Cuk Ṣon (literally “[at the base of the] black mountain”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tucson
  1. A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States. Wikipedia link: Sentinel Peak (Arizona), Tucson, Arizona Categories (place): Cities in Arizona, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Arizona, USA, Places in the United States, Tucson Translations (Arizona city): تَكْسُون (takson) [feminine] (Arabic), تُوسان (tūsān) [feminine] (Arabic), 圖森 (Chinese Mandarin), 图森 (Túsēn) (Chinese Mandarin), Tʋksɔn (Farefare), Tó oostsʼąʼ (Navajo), Cuk Ṣon (O'odham), Ту́сон (Túson) [masculine] (Russian), Tucsón (Spanish), Tsēē ídzísgoláné (Western Apache)

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