Utah

American

[yoo-taw, -tah] / ˈju tɔ, -tɑ /

noun

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.
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 British

/ ˈjuːtɔː, ˈjuːtɑː /

noun

Abbreviation: Ut, UT. 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)

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Utah Cultural

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.

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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On September 23, 2023, a capsule carrying approximately 120 grams of asteroid material landed in the Utah desert.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The chain was founded by cousins Sawyer Hemsley and Jason McGowan in Utah in 2017 and remains headquartered there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Kessler, meanwhile, has not even approached the All-Star conversation while toiling with Utah.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Circuit, was confirmed despite facing criticism that he had served as general counsel for Brigham Young University without passing the Utah bar exam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the idea of Utah getting in on the action seemed unlikely and even preposterous.

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

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