noun
the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church
• Syn: ↑capital of Utah
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑state capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Utah, ↑Beehive State, ↑Mormon State, ↑UT
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Salt Lake City [Salt Lake City]
the capital and largest city of the US state of ↑Utah, on the Jordan River near the ↑Great Salt Lake. It was established in 1847 by Brigham Young for his ↑Mormon group, and is still the home of that religion and its very large temple. Its original name was Great Salt Lake City and it was also called the ‘New Jerusalem’. Local companies now produce processed food, computers and other electronic equipment.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.