Utah

[yoo-taw, -tah]

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.

Utah

/ 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)

Utah

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.

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

His presence has angered some protesters, who chanted “Temu Charlie Kirk,” suggesting that he was a cheap version of the conservative influencer fatally shot in September while speaking at a college campus in Utah.

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Lisa Adams comes to Long Beach from Utah every month with her husband to sail on their boat.

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Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., Fisher even jetted back to his home in Park City, Utah, between events, before returning to the trials.

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Two years after the big gain, the Paxtons and their blind trust went on a 10-month real-estate buying binge, spending almost $3.5 million on residential properties in Florida, Oklahoma, Utah and Hawaii.

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Traditional denim is typically cotton woven diagonally in a twill, which makes it rough, said Steph Giri, who costumes dancers at the University of Utah and has never put one in jeans.

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