Ute

/ˈjut/
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Other forms: Utes

Definitions of Ute
  1. noun
    a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico
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    Shoshone, Shoshoni
    a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States
  2. noun
    the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes
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    Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language
    a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States
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