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TUCSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Tucson" is a part of...):
Arizona; AZ; Grand Canyon State (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)