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Salt Lake City

American  

noun

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


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.

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Wedding competed for Canada in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, but did not win any medals.

From BBC

Wedding competed for his home country, Canada, in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

From Los Angeles Times

Wedding competed for Canada in snowboarding at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, finishing 24th in the parallel giant slalom.

From Barron's

The Lakers will be tested again on defense by the Utah Jazz Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

From Los Angeles Times

The number one pick at this year's Draft, the 18-year-old forward finished with 42 points, seven rebounds and six assists at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

From BBC