utes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico
    Ute.
  2. noun the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes
    Ute.

WordNet

Utes noun plural
Wordforms
singular Ute
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) An extensive tribe of North American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North American Indians.

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