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| CO1 |
abbreviation of "Colorado," a western U.S. state bordered by Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah. |
| Colorado |
a western U.S. state bordered by Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah. (abbr.: CO) [1/2 definitions] |
| Moab Isolation Center |
a special U.S. internment camp located near Moab, Utah, occupied in 1943 by American citizens of Japanese descent who had been deemed to be "trouble-makers" during their previous internment at ordinary camps created for the holding of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The conditions at the Moab Isolation Center were harsher than at other camps. At its peak, there were about fifty people being held there. |
| Navajo |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians occupying parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. [1/3 definitions] |
| Nevada |
a western U.S. state between California and Utah. (abbr.: NV) |
| NV |
abbreviation of "Nevada," a western U.S. state between California and Utah. |
| Salt Lake City |
the capital of Utah. |
| UT |
abbreviation of "Utah," a western U.S. state between Nevada and Colorado. |
| Ute |
one of an American Indian people now mainly residing in Utah and Colorado. [1/2 definitions] |
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