Salt Lake City

American  

noun

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

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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.

Example Sentences

The Salt Lake City resident struggled to support her two young daughters on her paycheck and child support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

One traveler, Travis, had a flight scheduled to depart for Salt Lake City at 6:15 a.m.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Last year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "significant" turbulence just two hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an emergency landing.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Snowboarding made its debut at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano and parallel giant slalom, or PGS, was introduced four years later at Salt Lake City.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Later, at Police Headquarters in Salt Lake City, a local television company was allowed to film an interview with them.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote