AZ

abbr. US Arizona (in official postal use).

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noun

1. the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

• Syn: ↑azimuth

• Derivationally related forms: ↑azimuthal (for: ↑azimuth)

• Hypernyms: ↑angle

2. a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon

• Syn: ↑Arizona, ↑Grand Canyon State

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state

• Part Holonyms:

↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A., ↑Southwest, ↑southwestern United States

• Part Meronyms:

↑Glen Canyon Dam, ↑Lake Mead, ↑Lake Powell, ↑Grand Canyon National Park, ↑Petrified Forest National Park, ↑Flagstaff, ↑Mesa, ↑Nogales, ↑Phoenix, ↑capital of Arizona, ↑Prescott, ↑Sun City, ↑Tucson, ↑Yuma, ↑Chihuahuan Desert, ↑Gila Desert, ↑Mojave, ↑Mojave Desert, ↑Mohave, ↑Mohave Desert, ↑Painted Desert, ↑Sonoran Desert, ↑Cataract Canyon, ↑Colorado, ↑Colorado River, ↑Colorado Plateau, ↑Gila, ↑Gila River, ↑Grand Canyon

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abbreviation

1. azimuth

2. azure

3. often capitalized A nitrogen

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Arizona (approved esp. for use with zip code).

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abbrev

1. Arizona (US state)

2. Azerbaijan (IVR)

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az-,

combining form. the form of azo- (Cf. ↑azo-) before vowels, as in azide.

az.,

azure.

AZ (no periods),

Arizona (in postal Zip Code).

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abbr. Arizona (in official postal use)

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abbr

Arizona