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From the Indian "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring"It's said that a mining speculator named Charles D. Poston first suggested the name Arizona in a petition to the United States Congress to make Arizona a legal territory.
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Arizona is nicknamed "The Grand Canyon State" because it is home to the Grand Canyon, a large financial tourist magnet as well as one of the best natural wonders of the world.

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because of poenix arizona

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