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How did Utah received its name?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The Navajo Indians were referred to by the Apache as "Yuttahih" meaning "one that is higher up." Europeans misunderstood this term to refer to the tribes living higher in the mountains than the Navajo, the Utes, and the territory was called the land of the Utes, Utah. (NETSTATE) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

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