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

Isaiah Davies, an undergraduate at Stanford University and visiting summer researcher at the University of Utah in 2023, was the lead author.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

In contrast, neighboring Utah recycles very little of its water and is even constructing artificial recreational projects far inland, he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Alan Alperin, 70, finance professional, of Park City, Utah, who bought two tickets to an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight in Las Vegas as a gift for his daughter:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

The three downstream states of California, Arizona and Nevada have repeatedly deadlocked in negotiations with the upstream states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

On April 15, there was a court hearing that started with a request from Bunderson that the state of Utah pay for Reggie’s defense to hire expert witnesses.

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