late 14c., grill for cooking; early 15c., iron bars or cagework across a door or windows, from Anglo-Latin (mid-14c.), from Old French grate or directly from Medieval Latin grata lattice, from Latin cratis wickerwork, hurdle (see hurdle). As a verb meaning to fit with a grate, from mid-15c.
Arizona is a state in the United States located in the southwestern region. Arizona is otherwise known as the Grand Canyon State as this is the home of the Grand Canyon National Park, which is one of the 7 wonders of the natural world.The state is the 6th largest in terms of land area and the 15th most populous.rizona is famous for its large variety of geographical features. Noted for the desert climate in the southern half of the state, the state has an abundance of mountains and plateaus, deserts, rivers, and lakes. Arizona is also one of the country's Four Corner states.
Arizona was part of New Spain until 1821, it was organized as a US territory in 1863 from lands ceded by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and the Gadsden Purchase in 1853. Arizona was the 48th state and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union on 14th February 1912. More about Arizona [show].