a state in the western US; pop. 2,736,424 (est. 2008); capital, Salt Lake City. The region became part of Mexico in 1821 and was ceded to the US in 1848,becoming the 45th state of the US in 1896.
犹他州(美国西部一州,2008年估计人口2,736,424,州府盐湖城;该地区于1821年成为墨西哥一部分,1848年割让给美国,1896年成为美国第45个州)。