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.

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“I’m just as stoked building stuff with my hands as I am making music,” the 27 year-old said, speaking over the phone from Salt Lake City before a show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

University of Utah geologists have now taken a detailed look inside one of the state's largest examples, the Timpanogos Rock Glacier beneath the prominent summit of Mount Timpanogos near Salt Lake City and Provo.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Pirela, the Padres’ roving catching instructor, was with the organization’s triple-A affiliate in El Paso during its home game Aug. 15 against the Salt Lake City Bees, an Angels affiliate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The band, which now consists of Gibbons, bassist Elwood Francis and touring drummer Michael Monahan, has canceled dates in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs after Beard's passing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

At a speech in Salt Lake City, Humphrey summoned the nerve to break with Johnson.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin