Utah

Utah
noun
a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young (Freq. 2)
Syn: ↑Beehive State, ↑Mormon State, ↑UT
Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
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Utah [Utah]
a western US state which is one of the ↑Rocky Mountain States. About two-thirds of the population are ↑Mormons. It was named after the ↑UteNative American people, and its popular name is the Beehive State. Other Native Americans, such as the ↑Navajo, lived in the area when the Mormons began to settle there in 1847. It became a state in 1896. Its products include ↑cattle, pigs, ↑copper, gold, silver, oil and medical instruments. Tourist attractions include the ↑Great Salt Lake, the Rainbow Bridge and ↑Zion National Park.

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