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Arizona

Arizona, the Grand Canyon State, is the 48th U.S. state, admitted February 14, 1912 after Taft's veto over judicial recall. Capital Phoenix; population about 7.6 million; defined by Colorado River water shortages, copper mining, tourism, and desert national parks.

Arizona bark scorpion

Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus, formerly C. exilicauda), a small Sonoran Desert buthid scorpion; the only medically dangerous native US scorpion, with neurotoxic venom, climbing behavior, and antivenom-based treatment.

Arizona Beverage Company

Arizona Beverage Company (AriZona, AriZona Tea), founded by Ferolito and Vultaggio, launched 1992 in New York; family-owned maker of 99-cent 23.5-oz ready-to-drink iced teas, lemonades, and juices.

Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals, NFL team in Glendale, Arizona; oldest continuously operating pro football franchise (founded 1898, Chicago). Two NFL titles (1925, 1947), one Super Bowl appearance (XLIII loss), State Farm Stadium since 2006.

Arizona Corporation Commission

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is a five-member, publicly elected commission established by the Arizona Constitution in 1912 that sets rates for investor-owned utilities, regulates securities, and handles corporate filings.

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes (Phoenix Coyotes), NHL franchise 1996-2024 after the Winnipeg Jets relocated; played in Glendale and Tempe, then sold to Utah's Smith family and deactivated in 2024.

Arizona Department of Transportation

The Arizona Department of Transportation is Arizona's state agency for highways, driver licenses, and vehicle registration, created in 1974 and known for operating the Grand Canyon National Park Airport.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB expansion franchise (1998) in Phoenix, NL West, playing at Chase Field. Won the 2001 World Series in their fourth season, fastest expansion team to do so; 2023 NL pennant, lost World Series to Texas.

Arizona Dream

Arizona Dream (1993) is Emir Kusturica's absurdist comedy-drama, his first English-language film, starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, and Faye Dunaway. It won the 1993 Berlin Silver Bear (Special Jury Prize) but earned only $112,547 in the US against a $19 million budget.

Arizona Hotshots

Arizona Hotshots, 2019 Alliance of American Football team at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe; coached by Rick Neuheisel, finished 5-3 first in the Western Conference before the AAF folded in April 2019.

Arizona Public Service

Arizona Public Service, the largest electric utility in Arizona, serves about 1.4 million customers from Phoenix and operates Palo Verde Generating Station, the largest power producer in the United States.

Arizona Robbins

Arizona Robbins is the fictional pediatric and fetal surgeon played by Jessica Capshaw on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, introduced in season 5, married to Callie Torres from seasons 7 to 11, written off in the season 14 finale, and a season 20 guest return.

Arizona SB 1070

Arizona SB 1070, the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (2010), required state police to check immigration status and criminalized unauthorized work; the Supreme Court struck most provisions in 2012.

Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence

Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence (ASPC Florence) is an ADCRR state prison complex in Florence, Arizona, including South Unit housing and GEO-run Florence West (750 beds, opened 1997); Florence town also hosts CoreCivic's 5,003-bed Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex and state execution site.

Arizona State Route 202

Arizona State Route 202, known as Loop 202, is a state highway loop around Phoenix made up of the Red Mountain, Santan, and South Mountain freeways.

Arizona State Sun Devils football

Arizona State Sun Devils football: Arizona State University's FBS team in Tempe, Big 12 member since 2024 after leaving the Pac-12; 2024 Big 12 champions under Kenny Dillingham, defined by Frank Kush's era and the 1899 Territorial Cup rivalry with Arizona.

Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU), founded 1885 as the Arizona Territorial Normal School in Tempe, is a public research university and the largest U.S. public university under one administration, with 200,000+ students and repeated No. 1 innovation rankings.

Arizona Territory

Arizona Territory (1863–1912), also called the Territory of Arizona, was a U.S. territory split from New Mexico Territory, with capital at Prescott, admitted as the 48th state on February 14, 1912 after Taft's recall veto.

Arizona Wildcats football

Arizona Wildcats football: University of Arizona's Big 12 team in Tucson, playing at Arizona Stadium (Casino Del Sol Stadium) since 1929; Territorial Cup rivalry with Arizona State; coached by Brent Brennan.

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball: University of Arizona team in the Big 12, nicknamed Wildcats, playing at McKale Center. Won the 1997 NCAA title under Lute Olson; five Final Fours; coached by Tommy Lloyd since 2021.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: 98-acre Tucson fusion of zoo, botanical garden, natural history museum, aquarium, and art gallery founded in 1952 by William H. Carr, devoted solely to the Sonoran Desert.

Arizona's congressional delegations

Arizona's congressional delegations comprise the state's US senators and House members since 1912. The House delegation has nine districts, six Republicans and three Democrats, alongside two Democratic senators.

Arizona's congressional districts

Arizona's nine U.S. House districts, drawn by the five-member Independent Redistricting Commission created by Proposition 106 (2000), upheld by the Supreme Court in 2015; current map adopted January 2022, yielding a 6-3 Republican delegation.

Arjan Bajwa

Arjan Bajwa (born 1979, Delhi) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Telugu cinema, screen name Deepak in Telugu. Known for Guru (2007), Fashion (2008), Rustom (2016), Kabir Singh (2019), and the India-Taiwan film Demon Hunters (2025).

Arjan Bhullar

Arjan Singh Bhullar (born 1986) is a Canadian heavyweight MMA fighter and 2012 Olympic freestyle wrestler; 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, former UFC fighter, and first Indian-origin ONE Championship Heavyweight World Champion.

Arjan Biosphere Reserve

The Arjan Biosphere Reserve, officially the Arjan and Parishan Biosphere Reserve, is a UNESCO reserve designated in 1976 in Fars province, south-western Iran, protecting the Zagros mountains and the Dasht-e Arjan and Parishan wetlands.

Arjan Dhillon

Arjan Dhillon (ਅਰਜਨ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ), born 1994 in Bhadaur, Punjab, is an Indian singer, songwriter, and rapper in Punjabi music who first became known as a lyricist for Nimrat Khaira.

Arjan J. Houtepen

Arjan J. Houtepen (born 1979) is a materials chemist and full professor of Colloidal Nanomaterials at Delft University of Technology, where he leads the NCFun group on semiconductor nanomaterials.

Arjan Malić

Arjan Malić (born 2005, Jesenice, Slovenia) is a Bosnian right-back defender for SK Sturm Graz and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, with 9 senior caps since his March 2025 debut and 2026 World Cup participation.

Arjan Singh (ਅਰਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ)

Arjan Singh (ਅਰਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ), 1919–2017, Indian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff 1964–1969 who led the IAF in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War and in 2002 became the IAF's first and only Marshal of the Air Force.