Sonora

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/səˈnɔːɹə/

proper noun

A state of Mexico.

OriginOpata xunuta →
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Meanings

proper nounSonora (countable and uncountable, plural Sonoras)

plural Sonoras

  1. countableuncountableA state of Mexico.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA former community in Pinal County, Arizona, now demolished.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
    3. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Tuolumne County, California.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Hardin County, Kentucky.
    5. countableuncountableA ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
    7. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Sutton County, Texas.
  3. countableuncountableA community in St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. Opataxunuta
  2. EnglishSonora

Via Spanish, maybe from Opata xunuta.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 索諾拉州 /索诺拉州
  • 索諾拉州 /索诺拉州 (Suǒnuòlā Zhou)state of Mexico
French la Sonore, le Sonora
  • la Sonorestate of Mexico
  • le Sonorastate of Mexico
Japanese ソノラ
  • ソノラstate of Mexico
Latin Sonora
  • Sonorastate of Mexico
Polish Sonora
  • Sonorastate of Mexico
Russian Соно́ра
  • Соно́ра (Sonóra)state of Mexico
Spanish Sonora
  • Sonorastate of Mexico

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Sonora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonora

MLA

“Sonora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonora. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sonora,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonora.

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