Utah

American  

[yoo-taw, -tah] / ˈju tɔ, -tɑ /

noun

1. a state in the western United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Salt Lake City. UT (for use with zip code), Ut.

2. Military. the World War II Allies' code name for the easternmost of the D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, assaulted by American troops.

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Utah British  

/ ˈjuːtɔː, ˈjuːtɑː /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Ut, UT. a state of the western US: settled by Mormons in 1847; situated in the Great Basin and the Rockies, with the Great Salt Lake in the northwest; mainly arid and mountainous. Capital: Salt Lake City. Pop: 2 351 467 (2003 est). Area: 212 628 sq km (82 096 sq miles)

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Utah Cultural  

1. State in the western United States bordered by Idaho and Wyoming to the north, Colorado to the east, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. Its capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.

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The Great Salt Lake is located in the northwestern part of the state.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons, founded the state and to a large extent still dominate it.

Other Word Forms

• Utahan
  adjective
• Utahn
  adjective

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Utah

Utah County judge Tony Graf Jr on Monday told the court that jury selection would begin on 21 June, 2028.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

"Jury selection will begin June 21, 2028," Judge Tony Graf told the Utah district court, noting that 105 days have been reserved for the trial.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Miami was ranked No. 1 in the poll, followed by No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Utah and No. 4 Indiana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Dawn Dachenhausen, a financial adviser writing for the Retirement Strategy Group, based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, has some words of caution for retirees who find it difficult to say no to a free lunch.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Back in Arizona, I’d heard about how the Mormons had been chased out of most places they had lived until they’d finally settled in Utah, a desert nobody wanted.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

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