ute

¹

[yoot]

noun

1. Informal.,  a utility vehicle.

Ute

²

[yoot]

noun

plural

Utes ,

plural

Ute .

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

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

Ute

¹

/ ˈjuːtɪ, juːt /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, related to the Aztecs

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

ute

²

/ juːt /

noun

1. informal,  short for utility

Word History and Origins

Origin of ute¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The only abuse was a rude word shouted by the driver of a passing ute.

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Visitors there learn about Ute culture in a far less crowded and more natural, intimate setting than a national park.

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While giving back local control was Trump’s stated rationale, tribes in the area, like the Diné, Ute, Hopi, and Zuni, had been working for years to protect the two iconic and culturally significant sites.

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On Wednesday, chief prosecutor Ute Lindemann described Brückner as a "dangerous, psychopathic sadist" and said he should be placed in preventive detention after serving his sentence.

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The research group headed by Professor Dr Ute Armbruster from the Institute of Molecular Photosynthesis at HHU is examining this process from a range of perspectives.

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