Utah

American  

[yoo-taw, -tah] / ˈyu 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

Example Sentences

So far this year, only Georgia, Indiana, and Utah have suspended or lowered their state gas taxes.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Utah is set to cut its gas tax from July 1 to Dec. 31.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

News outlets will be allowed to film and photograph the murder trial of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Public school districts in Utah and North Carolina reported outages earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Ten miles away as the crow flies, the radio beeped three times in the Crown Victoria of Utah State Trooper Bart Rindlisbacher.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel