Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City

noun
a city in and the capital of Utah, in the N part, near the Great Salt Lake. 163,033.
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U·tah

[yoo-taw, -tah]
noun
1.
a state in the W United States. 1,461,037; 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City. Abbreviation: 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.
U·tah·an, U·tahn [yoo-tawn, tahn] , adjective, noun
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Salt Lake City
 
n
a city in N central Utah, near the Great Salt Lake at an altitude of 1330 m (4300 ft): state capital; founded in 1847 by the Mormons as world capital of the Mormon Church; University of Utah (1850). Pop: 179 894 (2003 est)

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Salt Lake City definition


The capital of Utah and largest city in the state; located near the Great Salt Lake.

Note: Center of the Mormon Church.
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