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ute

1

[ yoot ]

noun

  1. Informal. a utility vehicle.


Ute

2

[ yoot ]

noun

, plural Utes, (especially collectively) 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. UtesUte 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ute

2

/ juːt /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for utility
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ute1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

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.

From Salon

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.

From BBC

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.

Likewise, members of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe in White Mesa, Utah have protested against uranium mines they say have contaminated local groundwater, air and even wildlife.

From Salon

It was an icy homecoming for UCLA’s Lazar Stefanovic, the former Ute who was booed every time he touched the ball and even when he checked back into the game.

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