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Definition: AZ |
AZNoun1. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian. 2. A state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "AZ" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
"AZ" is a common misspelling or typo for: any, as, ashy, axes, snap. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Az |
Space | Azimuth. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Arizona
(In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: "The Grand Canyon State" or "The Copper State" 
Other U.S. StatesCapital Phoenix Largest City Phoenix Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
- % waterRanked 6th
295,254 km2
294,312 km2
942 km2
0.32%Population
- Total (2000)
- DensityRanked 20th
5,130,632
17.4/km2Admittance into Union
- Order
- Date
48th
February 14, 1912Time zone Mountain: UTC-7
(Arizona doesn't observe DST except in the Navajo Nation)Latitude
Longitude31°20'N to 37°N
109°3'W to 114°50'WWidth
Length
Elevation
-Highest
-Mean
-Lowest500 km
645 km
3,851 meters
1,250 meters
21 metersISO 3166-2: US-AZ Arizona was the 48th State admitted to the United States and is considered to be part of the Southwest United States. It is one of the Four Corners states located south and east of the Colorado River, bordering New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico. Major cities are Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff. Besides the Grand Canyon, a number of other National Forests, Parks, Monuments and Indian reservations are located in the state.
Historians disagree about the origin of the name "Arizona" and its attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are:
Arizonac is a small town about eight miles south of the United States-Mexican border. In 1736 a small silver-mining camp called "Real Arissona" by the Spanish was established near the town. Later in the mid 18th century Spanish missionaries changed Father Eusebio Francisco Kino's maps of the area; they renamed the town Arizonac as Arizona. As the maps were republished and circulated in Europe, the name Arizona became attached to the whole northern part of New Spain.
- Pagago Indian word "arizonac" meaning (place of) little springs
- Spanish words "árida zona" meaning arid zone
- Aztec word "arizuma" meaning silver bearing
USS Arizona was named in honor of this state.
The Grand Canyon State State Bird: Cactus Wren State Mammal: Ringtail Cat State Tree: Palo Verde State Flower: Saguaro Blossom State Gem: Turquoise State Fossil: Petrified Wood State Neckwear: Bola Tie State Capital: Phoenix State Motto: Ditat Deus (God Enriches) State Nicknames: "The Grand Canyon State"
"The Copper State"State Songs: "Arizona March Song"
"Arizona"
Geography
Main Article: Geography of Arizona
See: List of Arizona counties Arizona state parks Like other states of the Southwest, Arizona has an abundance of topographical characteristics in addition to its desert climes. More than half of the state features mountains and plateaus and contains the largest stand of Ponderosa pine in the United States. The Mogollon Rim, a 2000-foot escarpment, cuts across the central section of the state and marks the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, where the state experienced its worst forest fire ever in 2002.
- Statistics
- Largest City: Phoenix
- Highest Point: Humphreys Peak - 12,633 ft. near Flagstaff
- Lowest Point: Colorado River - 70 ft.
Economy
Early in its history, Arizona's economy relied on the "five C's": copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate (i.e., tourism). At one point Arizona was the largest producer of cotton in the country. Copper is still found in abundance from many of its small mining towns. (See, for instance, Bisbee, Ajo or Globe.) While the state government itself is the state's largest employer, Motorola is the state's largest private employer followed far behind by Wal-Mart.
Demographics
- Population Breakdown: ([U.S. Census Bureau 2000])
- White: 75.5% (Not of Hispanic Origin: 63.8)
- Native: 5.0
- African American: 3.1
- Asian: 1.8
- Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.1
- Other Race: 11.6
- Persons reporting two or more races: 2.9%
- See the list of Arizona Natives.
Important Cities and Towns
- Chandler
- Flagstaff
- Gilbert
- Glendale
- Mesa
- Peoria
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- Scottsdale
- Tempe
- Tucson
- Yuma
- American Graduate School of International Management
- American Indian College of the Assemblies of God
- Arizona State University
- Arizona State University East
- Arizona State University West
- DeVry University, Phoenix
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Grand Canyon University
- Mesa Community College
- Northern Arizona University
- Prescott College
- Southwestern College
- University of Arizona
- University of Phoenix
- Western International University
Professional Sports Teams
- Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball)
- Arizona Cardinals (National Football League)
- Phoenix Suns (National Basketball Association)
- Phoenix Mercury (Women's National Basketball Association)
- Phoenix Coyotes (National Hockey League)
- Tucson Sidewinders (minor league baseball)
Spring Training
Arizona is an extremely popular location for Major League Baseball spring training. The state hosts the following major league teams for spring training:
- Anaheim Angels in Tempe
- Arizona Diamondbacks in Tucson
- Chicago Cubs in Mesa
- Chicago White Sox in Tucson
- Colorado Rockies in Tucson
- Kansas City Royals in Surprise
- Milwaukee Brewers in Phoenix
- Oakland Athletics in Phoenix
- San Diego Padres in Peoria
- San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale
- Seattle Mariners in Peoria
- Texas Rangers in Surprise
External Links
- http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/ Arizona @ Your Service
- http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/map/map.asp?po=AZ Arizona Regional Accounts Data
- http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/04000.html Arizona Demographic Data from FedStats
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/tables/redist_az.html Census 2000 Data for Arizona
- http://www.arizonaguide.com/home.asp Official Arizona Office of Tourism
- http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parksites.html Arizona State Parks
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Arizona."
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AZ may stand for:AZ (born Anthony Cruz) is a Brooklyn-born American gangsta rapper who has achieved a cult following in spite of little mainstream success. He first came to prominence appearing on Nas' landmark Illmatic (1994, 1994 in music) and soon released Doe or Die (1995, 1995 in music) to critical acclaim, even from critics who hated gangsta rap but liked AZ's moralistic and realistic portrayals of the dangers of thug life.
- Arizona: postal abbreviation for the U.S. state
- Azerbaijan: ISO country code
AZ's fanbase grew considerably after he joined The Firm, a supergroup consisting of AZ, Nas, Foxy Brown and Nature with Dr. Dre and The Trackmaster producing. The Firm's debut, The Firm, was a critical and commercial failure, as was Pieces of a Man, AZ's second solo release. Without a major label, AZ released S.O.S.A to little fanfare in 2000 (see 2000 in music). Soon, however, AZ signed to Motown and released 9 Lives, which returned his name to popular consciousness among hip hop critics but did little to bolster his sales.
In 2002, he released AZ-iatic. The video to its first single, "I'm Back," received moderate MTV2 play.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "AZ."
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AZ: Football club from Alkmaar, The Netherlands.Founded in 1967 as AZ'67.
Website of AZ
- Dutch championship: 1981.
- Dutch cup: 1978, 1980 and 1982.
- Champion premier league: 1996 and 1998.
See also: Dutch Football League teams.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "AZ Alkmaar."
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ISO 3166-2 codes for Azerbaijan. The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. Anywhere where a short alphanumeric code can serve to clearly indicate a location in a more convenient and less ambiguous form than the full place name. US readers may wish to consider them as the equivalent of worldwide zip or postal codes. Within the Wikipedia, the codes from the country pages link to the pages for the locations they identify.
Newsletters
ISO 3166-2:2002-05-21
See also
- ISO 3166-2, the reference table for all country region codes.
- ISO 3166-1, the reference table for all country codes, as used for domain names on the internet.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ISO 3166-2:AZ."
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List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Aa - Ab - Ac - Ad - Ae - Af - Ag - Ah - Ai - Aj - Ak - Al - Am - An - Ao - Ap - Aq - Ar - As - At - Au - Av - Aw - Ax - Ay - Az
- Azaria, Hank, (born 1964), US comedian
- Aznavour, Charles, (born 1924), French composer, singer-songwriter, musician
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of people by name: Az."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
AZ | Danish | Aserbajdsjan | Geography |
AZ | Dutch | Azerbeidzjan | Geography |
AZ | English | AstraZeneca | N/A |
AZ | Finnish | Azerbaid?an | Geography |
AZ | French | République d'Azerbaïdjan | Geography, Law |
AZ | German | Aserbaidschan | Geography |
AZ | Greek | Αζερμπαϊτζάν | Geography |
Az | Italian | Azoto | Chemistry |
AZ | Portuguese | Azerbaijão | Geography |
AZ | Spanish | Azerbaiyán | Geography |
AZ | Swedish | Azerbajdzjan | Geography |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: AZSynonym: azimuth (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: AZ |
| Etymologies containing "AZ": At. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "AZ" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Hungarian (how is it that, it, she, that, that one, the, the boot is on the other leg, the boot is on the wrong leg, the one who, what, which, yonder), Italian (act), Portuguese (Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan), Turkish (a bit, contracted, few, hypo-, inconsiderable, insufficient, little, meager, meagre, poco, poor, scrimp, scrimpy, seldom, shoestring, short, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, small, spare, stingy, under), Turkmen (few, little). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Lyuk az életrajzon (1973) Az ördögmotoros Pocok (1973) Farar az Taleh (1971) Bartók Béla: az éjszaka zenéje (1970) Örjárat az égen (1970) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |||
Periodicals |
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Theater & Movies | |||
Music |
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High Tech |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Phoenix, AZ. Credit: NASA. |  | A bountiful crop of carrots is produced on irrigated land near Phoenix, AZ. Credit: Joe Larson. |
 | Cattle graze on well-managed rangeland near Tuscon, AZ. Credit: Tim McCabe. |  | Laser leveling on level basin irrigated field. Yuma, Az. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |
 | Sheep on the Ganado Navajo Reservation, AZ. Credit: USDA. |  | Alexander Bagay (l) and Joseph Kee read a story together in the library of the Ganado Navajo Reservation elementary School in AZ. Credit: USDA. |
 | Sharon Begay and her sister Alta hold teddy bears produced by the cooperative on the Ganado Navajo Reservation, AZ. Credit: USDA. |  | Sharon Del herds sheep on the Navajo Reservation inGanado, AZ. Credit: USDA. |
 | Close up of hands working on a sewing machine producing teddy bears at the coop on the Navajo Reservation in Ganado, AZ. Credit: USDA. |  | An old abandoned mine in Quartzsite, AZ. Credit: Jeanette Davis. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "AZ Building 9" by James Hernandez Commentary: "ASU CORP. BLDG." | "Naplemente Vác közelében (Suns" by András Rónai Commentary: "Az ég színei miatt fotóztam le a helyet. (I made this picture because of the colours of the sky.)." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Syria | Syria has produced heavy-grade oil from fields located in the northeast since the late 1960s. In the early 1980s, a light-grade, low-sulphur oil was discovered near Dayr az Zawr in eastern Syria. (references) |
Libya | Administrative divisions: 25 municipalities (singular "baladiyah"; plural "baladiyat"): Ajdabiya, Al'Aziziyah, Al'Fatih, Al Jabal al-Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyyah, Benghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "AZ" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "AZ" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 66.67% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 33.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "AZ": Az Zarqa ♦ carefree az ♦ mesa az ♦ portal az. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "AZ": az-el, az-rotation, Az-zibari, az-zibariminister, Az-zibri. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
phoenix az | 11,252 | az canyon grand natl park | 392 |
tucson az | 5,202 | page az | 391 |
scottsdale az | 2,975 | payson az | 387 |
flagstaff az | 2,066 | lottery az | 372 |
mesa az | 2,065 | az fish game | 362 |
sedona az | 1,616 | peoria az | 356 |
prescott az | 1,557 | parker az | 320 |
az lyrics | 1,306 | show low az | 306 |
yuma az | 1,161 | williams az | 278 |
tempe az | 1,078 | paradise valley az | 239 |
az | 1,035 | az diamondbacks | 230 |
chandler az | 1,018 | nogales az | 222 |
lake havasu city az | 997 | az dmv | 216 |
glendale az | 874 | green valley az | 210 |
gilbert az | 620 | prescott valley az | 206 |
grand canyon az | 613 | tombstone az | 202 |
kingman az | 598 | az lyricss.com | 197 |
bullhead city az | 539 | az daily star | 194 |
az republic | 436 | pinetop az | 192 |
sierra vista az | 427 | surprise az | 191 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "AZ"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | El/Az-piedestal (az-el mount, El/Az, EL/AZ mount). (various references) | |
Dutch | az-el mount (az-el mount). (various references) | |
Finnish | AZ-EL-jalusta (az-el mount), kääntö-korotusjalusta (az-el mount), kääntö-ja korotusjalusta (az-el mount). (various references) | |
French | monture azimut-élévation (az-el mount). (various references) | |
German | AZ-/EL-Halterung (az-el mount), Z-Achsen-Beschleunigungsmesser (ACC Az, ACC Z, Az accelerometer, Z axis ACC, Z axis accelerometer, Z-axis ACC). (various references) | |
Greek | στήριγμα αζιμουθίου-ανύψωσης (az-el mount). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | azay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | montagem azimute-elevação (az-el mount). (various references) | |
Russian | штт)аризона (ariz, arizona). (various references) | |
Spanish | soporte AZ/EL (az-el mount). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "AZ": azalea, azaleas, azan, azans, azathioprine, azathioprines, azeotrope, azeotropes, azerty, azide, azides, azido, azidothymidine, azidothymidines, azimuth, azimuthal, azimuthally, azimuths, azine, azines, azlon, azlons, azo, azoic, azole, azoles, azon, azonal, azonic, azons, azoospermia, azoospermias, azote, azoted, azotemia, azotemias, azotemic, azotes, azoth, azoths, azotic, azotise, azotised, azotises, azotising, azotize, azotized, azotizes, azotizing, azotobacter, azotobacters. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "AZ": spaz, topaz. (additional references) | |
Words containing "AZ": ablaze, acetazolamide, acetazolamides, agaze, alcazar, alcazars, altazimuth, altazimuths, amaze, amazed, amazedly, amazement, amazements, amazes, amazing, amazingly, amazon, amazonite, amazonites, amazons, amazonstone, amazonstones, atrazine, atrazines, bazaar, bazaars, bazar, bazars, bazoo, bazooka, bazookas, bazooms, bazoos, bedazzle, bedazzled, bedazzlement, bedazzlements, bedazzles, bedazzling, begaze, begazed, begazes, begazing, benzimidazole, benzimidazoles, benzodiazepine, benzodiazepines, bezazz, bezazzes, biohazard, biohazards. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "a-z" | |
+1 letter: adz, azo, zag, zap, zax, zoa. | |
+2 letters: adze, azan, azon, czar, daze, faze, gaze, haze, hazy, izar, jazz, laze, lazy, maze, mazy, nazi, raze, razz, spaz, tzar, zags, zany, zaps, zarf, zeal, zeta, zoea. | |
+3 letters: abuzz, adoze, adzes, agaze, amaze, azans, azide, azido, azine, azlon, azoic, azole, azons, azote, azoth, azure, baiza, baize, bazar, bazoo, blaze, braza, braze, colza, craze, crazy, czars, dazed, dazes, diazo, fazed, fazes, feaze, gauze, gauzy, gazar, gazed, gazer, gazes, gazoo, ghazi, glaze, glazy, graze, hafiz, hamza, hazan, hazed, hazel, hazer, hazes, huzza, izars, jazzy, kazoo, lazar, lazed, lazes, maize, matza, matzo, mazed, mazer, mazes, mirza, nazis, nizam, pizza, plaza, razed, razee, razer, razes, razor, sizar, smaze, tazza, tazze, topaz, tzars, waltz, warez, wazoo, zaire, zamia, zanza, zappy, zarfs, zaxes, zayin, zazen, zeals, zebra, zetas, ziram, zoeae, zoeal, zoeas, zonal. | |
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