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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Homeowners in Raleigh, N.C., were the most likely to cut prices on their for-sale listings, followed by homeowners in Denver and Salt Lake City.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Salt Lake City, in particular, was expected to experience unprecedented heat.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Hinckley, 49, who owns a landscaping company in the Salt Lake City area, browsed Rolex watches at the hotel mall afterward, but didn’t find the one that he wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Years ago, Tucci was making a movie in Salt Lake City, and when he didn’t know where to eat, he went to Olive Garden.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

In early April 2013,1 drove with Reggie from downtown Salt Lake City to the University of Utah’s neuroimaging center.

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