Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting a large area of Colorado, Utah, and northern New Mexico, with present-day populations in northeast Utah and along the Colorado–New Mexico border.
- noun The Uto-Aztecan language of the Ute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a tribe of American Indians who belong to the Shoshone family, and dwell in Utah, Colorado, and neighboring regions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
Native American people ofUtah ,Colorado andNew Mexico . - proper noun The language of this people, of the Numic branch of the
Uto-Aztecan language family. - noun A member of this people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico
- noun the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He told us he had followed a trail to the Colorado, about twelve miles, to what he called the Ute
A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
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The current Official Runnin 'Ute Book of the Month club is reading The Hobbit right now.
What You Should Do When Your Internet’s Out | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Eighty percent of the fish are stocked in Southern Ute Indian Tribe waters from the Purple
Durangoherald.com 2010
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Publications Recent Publications Available in English: Ute Rademacher, Greet Sterenberg
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Publications Recent Publications Available in English: Ute Rademacher, Greet Sterenberg
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It is the famous "Vado de los Padres," the Crossing of the Fathers, also known as the Ute ford.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock
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How would you have liked to have spent this past week camped at a place in the wilderness called Ute Spring Camp?
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Passing on the Ute is a little bit like passing on Independence Pass - you're pretty much at the mercy of the slowpoke in front of you.
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Passing on the Ute is a little bit like passing on Independence Pass - you're pretty much at the mercy of the slowpoke in front of you.
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How would you have liked to have spent this past week camped at a place in the wilderness called Ute Spring Camp?
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