Ariz.

Geography & Places abbreviation · US State Traditional

Ariz. stands for Arizona, a US state traditional abbreviation.

Arizona's abbreviation in news writing and citations: AP, the Government Publishing Office and The Bluebook all use Ariz. It appears in datelines (TUCSON, Ariz.), in congressional party labels such as D-Ariz., and in Ariz., the reporter of Arizona Supreme Court decisions.

Example: The senator, D-Ariz., said the water-rights bill would protect farms along the Colorado River.

Usage notes

Unlike the postal code AZ, Ariz. is written with an initial capital and a period and is never used in addresses. Az. and Arz. are errors. Phoenix stands alone in AP datelines without a state, but smaller cities such as Flagstaff and Yuma take Ariz.

Related abbreviations

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• Ala. – Alabama
• Ark. – Arkansas
• Cal. – California
• Calif. – California
• Colo. – Colorado
• Conn. – Connecticut
• Del. – Delaware
• Fla. – Florida
• Ill. – Illinois
• Ind. – Indiana
• Kan. – Kansas
• Kans. – Kansas

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