Utah

[yoo-taw, -tah]

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a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City. Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.

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.

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Even though clerks in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and other states have been doing exactly that.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Utah, USA Brigham Young was definitely onto something when he sought to build his Mormon “Zion” in the rugged hinterland of Utah.
Why Your Next Vacation Will Be in Turkmenistan|Brandon Presser|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah will never come anywhere close to being purple.
Dems, It’s Time to Dump Dixie|Michael Tomasky|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least five (in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah) have already been announced.
RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’|Jay Michaelson|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the west at Utah Beach the U.S. Fourth Infantry Division encountered almost none, lost 12 men killed in the first 24 hours.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It showed in the growing confidence expressed by the organs of the Church authorities in Utah.
Under the Prophet in Utah|Frank J. Cannon and Harvey J. O'Higgins
Now, with such natural resources, what might not Utah become?
The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It|R. W. Beers
The political success of the Liberal party at this time gave strength to its efforts to secure more adverse legislation for Utah.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley
We met companies of our people on their way from San Bernardino to Utah.
Jacob Hamblin: A Narrative of His Personal Experience|James A. Little
Many evenings were spent in chatting about Utah affairs in a very pleasant and agreeable manner.
Forty Years Among the Indians|Daniel W. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for utah

Utah

noun

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)Abbreviation: Ut, (with zip code) UT

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Word Origin and History for utah

Utah

U.S. teritory organized 1850 (admitted as a state 1896), from Spanish yuta, name of the indigenous Uto-Aztecan people of the Great Basin (Modern English Ute), perhaps from Western Apache (Athabaskan) yudah "high" (in reference to living in the mountains).

Culture definitions for utah

Utah

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.

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The Great Salt Lake is located in the northwestern part of the state.

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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.

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