Utah

[ yoo-taw, -tah ]

noun

1. a state in the western United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). : Salt Lake City. : UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
2. 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.

Utah

/ ˈjuːtɔː; ˈjuːtɑː /

noun

1. 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) AbbreviationUtwith zip codeUT

Utah

1. 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 .

Notes

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

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.

Other Words From

• U·tah·an U·tahn [yoo, -tawn, tahn], adjective noun

Example Sentences

The justices sounded ready on Tuesday to reconsider that approach in a case involving a proposed 88-mile railroad line in Utah that would allow crude oil to be shipped to refineries on the Gulf Coast.

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Representatives of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico say they are seeking proportionate reductions.

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Distracted by the trip to Vegas, the Trojans put up just six points in a loss to Utah.

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Two light cruisers and the USS Utah lay off its starboard bow, and Battleship Row, the famed but vulnerable roadstead for the Navy’s mightiest, was on the other side of Ford Island.

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Russell, who missed Sunday’s ugly win in Utah, led the Lakers with 20 points.

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