Meanings
proper nounthe Uinta Mountains
- A subrange of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern Utah extending a short distance into northwest Colorado and slightly into southwestern Wyoming.
Synonyms: Uintas
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA subrange of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern Utah extending a short distance into northwest Colorado and slightly into southwestern Wyoming.
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Origin
- UteYoov-we-teuh“pine tree, pine forest”
- EnglishUinta Mountains
From Ute Yoov-we-teuh (“pine tree, pine forest”).
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Uinta Mountains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uinta%20Mountains
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“Uinta Mountains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uinta%20Mountains. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uinta Mountains,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uinta%20Mountains.
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