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\ ˈyüt 
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\ plural Ute or Utes
Definition of Ute
1 : a member of an American Indian people originally ranging through Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
2 : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Ute people
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The first known use of Ute was in 1776
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