ute

[ yoot ]

/ yut /

noun

Informal. a utility vehicle.

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Origin of ute

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby ute

utagawa kuniyoshi, utah, utahan, utamaro, utc, ute, utend., utensil, uter-, uteralgia, uterine

Definition for ute (2 of 2)

Ute

[ yoot ]

/ yut /

noun, plural Utes, (especially collectively) Ute.

a member of an American Indian people of Utah and W Colorado.

a dialect or group of dialects of the Uto-Aztecan language shared by the Utes and Southern Paiutes.

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Example sentences from the Web for ute

The latter answered, It is a Navajo who has been a captive with the Ute and has escaped.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews
This man has an Indian wife, and, having no fixed home, usually travels with one of the Ute bands.
Canyons of the Colorado|J. W. Powell
Meg entered the old cabin and Dan, standing at the door, saw on the rotting floor the twisted form of the old Ute Indian.
Meg of Mystery Mountain|Grace May North
But they are sworn-in deputies, with the sheriff of Ute County in command—a posse, in fact.
A Fool For Love|Francis Lynde

Yea, bore he in his bosom / delight without alloy At thought that he should straightway / Ute's fair daughter see.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for ute (1 of 2)

ute

/ (juːt) /

noun

Australian and NZ informal short for utility (def. 6)

British Dictionary definitions for ute (2 of 2)

Ute

/ (juːt, ˈjuːtɪ) /

noun

plural Utes or Ute a member of a North American Indian people of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, related to the Aztecs

the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

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