Salt Lake City

American

noun

a city in and the capital of Utah, in the N part, near the Great Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City British

noun

a city in N central Utah, near the Great Salt Lake at an altitude of 1330 m (4300 ft): state capital; founded in 1847 by the Mormons as world capital of the Mormon Church; University of Utah (1850). Pop: 179 894 (2003 est)

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Salt Lake City Cultural

The capital of Utah and largest city in the state; located near the Great Salt Lake.

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Center of the Mormon Church.

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The total gold medals surpassed the 10 won in Salt Lake City in 2002, the last time the United States hosted an Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times

Snowboarding made its debut at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano and parallel giant slalom, or PGS, was introduced four years later at Salt Lake City.

From Barron's

Patrick Williams, a Salt Lake City area-based marketing consultant, said his son’s overuse of the product had his home smelling like a “New Jersey casino.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But California would not prove to be the be-all and end-all for the rapper, who chose to lay down more permanent roots in Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City.

From MarketWatch

It's now 24 years since Rhona Martin delivered the 'Stone of Destiny' in Salt Lake City - watched by millions of rapt viewers in the early hours UK-time - to win Winter Olympic gold for Great Britain.

From BBC

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