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Utah

[ yoo-taw, -tah ]

noun

  1. 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.
  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.


Utah

/ ˈjuːtɑː; ˈjuːtɔː /

noun

  1. 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) AbbreviationUtwith zip codeUT


Utah

  1. 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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Notes

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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Other Words From

  • U·tah·an U·tahn [yoo, -tawn, tahn], adjective noun

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Example Sentences

The league postponed their game against Utah the next night, by which time three more players were forced into the health and safety protocols.

Everything you need to know about the Tokyo OlympicsIn a telephone interview, Pomeroy said his interest was piqued after he actually took up the sport in Utah, where he lives.

With it will come yet another chance to show just how impressive Utah’s improvement from within has been so far this season.

Utah can do this because it trusts each of Joe Ingles, Jordan Clarkson and Derrick Favors to pick up the slack in the rotation.

As of this writing, Utah is a four-point road favorite for Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Even though clerks in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and other states have been doing exactly that.

Utah, USA Brigham Young was definitely onto something when he sought to build his Mormon “Zion” in the rugged hinterland of Utah.

Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah will never come anywhere close to being purple.

Black Republican members-elect include Mia Love of Utah and Will Hurd of Texas.

At least five (in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah) have already been announced.

Two companies deployed over a swamp and went along the beach under cover of the Utah Battery.

Frank proceeded to Ogden, Utah, where he spent three days in sight-seeing.

He took part in many Indian expeditions, and was in every sense a minute man in the Utah militia.

The Utah Indians were hostile and his long journey led him directly through their country.

Two days out from Taos, both were surprised to find themselves confronted by four Utah Indians on the war path.

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