Sonoran Desert

proper noun

A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.

OriginSpanish sonora ← Latin sonoros →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.

Origin

  1. Latinsonoros
  2. Spanishsonora“sonorous”
  3. EnglishSonoran Desert

From the Spanish sonora (“sonorous”), from Latin sonoros. Compare sonorous.

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Translations

French désert de Sonora
  • désert de SonoraSonoran Desert
Spanish desierto de Sonora
  • desierto de SonoraSonoran Desert
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APA

Sonoran Desert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonoran%20Desert

MLA

“Sonoran Desert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonoran%20Desert. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sonoran Desert,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonoran%20Desert.

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