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

/ ˈjuːtɔː; ˈjuːtɑː /

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 .

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.

Other Words From

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

Example Sentences

“If you watched him in college, you know what he’s capable of,” Reaves said after the Lakers’ 124-118 win against Utah.

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Knecht opened the game by hitting a wide-open three in front of the Utah bench.

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She has spent the past 18 years as a Division I coach, most recently working at Utah for nine seasons and earning 2023 Pac-12 coach of the year honors.

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The rapper’s relocation to Utah came as part of a deal in 2021 in which his lawyers argued that “moving to Utah would keep YoungBoy out of trouble.”

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A recent paper from researchers at the University of Utah and University of Wisconsin found that greater immigration enforcement led to less home building and higher home prices.

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