Utah

U·tah  (ytô, -tä) Abbr. UT or Ut.

A state of the western United States. It was admitted as the 45th state in 1896. First explored by the Spanish in 1540, the region was settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young. Salt Lake City is the capital and the largest city. Population: 2,650,000.

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Utah·an, Utahn adj. & n.

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Utah [ˈjuːtɔː ˈjuːtɑː]

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(Placename) 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.: 2 233 169 (2000). Area: 212 628 sq. km (82 096 sq. miles) Abbreviations Ut (with zip code), UT

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Utah - a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young Beehive State, Mormon State, UT Lake Powell - the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River Mormon Tabernacle, Tabernacle - the Mormon temple Arches National Park - a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion Bryce Canyon National Park - a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions Canyonlands National Park - a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River Capitol Reef National Park - a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife Zion National Park - a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Ogden - a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons Provo - a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons capital of Utah, Salt Lake City - the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church Colorado River, Colorado - an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States Colorado Plateau - a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner Great Salt Lake - a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah Green River, Green - a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River