Salt Lake City

American  

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Utah, in the N part, near the Great Salt Lake.

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Salt Lake City British  

noun

1. a city in N central Utah, near the Great Salt Lake at an altitude of 1330 m (4300 ft): state capital; founded in 1847 by the Mormons as world capital of the Mormon Church; University of Utah (1850). Pop: 179 894 (2003 est)

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Salt Lake City Cultural  

1. The capital of Utah and largest city in the state; located near the Great Salt Lake.

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Center of the Mormon Church.

Example Sentences

Years ago, Tucci was making a movie in Salt Lake City, and when he didn’t know where to eat, he went to Olive Garden.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Policy changes reversed the pandemic surge in home prices and could be a road map for other cities like Salt Lake City, Dallas, and Columbus, Ohio.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“Most people feel betrayed, and that’s bipartisan,” Stephen Otterstrom, a longtime Salt Lake City resident running to represent District 21 in the Statehouse, told me.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

In 2020, Longcore worked with Salt Lake City to develop a streetlighting plan that brought warmer colors and less light pollution, and he’s working on a similar plan for Austin, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

I would remember it the next day, when I boarded a plane in Salt Lake City, and it would still be on my mind when I landed in London.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover