logan

IPA/lˈəʊɡən/
KK[lˈoɡən]IPA/lˈoʊɡən/

logan — noun

1. a city in the US state of Utah, situated roughly 130 km north of Salt Lake City

1.nounB1
Definition

a city in the US state of Utah, situated roughly 130 km north of Salt Lake City at the edge of the Wasatch Range, with a population of about 48,000 people.

Example

Aaron moved to Logan last year to study at the state university.

proper noun as location in move-to context

The bus from Logan to Salt Lake City takes about an hour and a half.

from [city] to [city] for travel duration

Common collocations
  • move to Logan
  • live in Logan
  • drive to Logan
  • Logan residents
  • Logan area

Usage Note

Frequently used with prepositions of location and movement such as 'in', 'to', 'from', and 'near'. As a proper noun, it does not take an article: 'I live in Logan' (not 'the Logan').

Common Mistakes

I went to the Logan for the weekend.
I went to Logan for the weekend.
Proper place names do not take a definite article unless they contain a common noun (like 'the Logan River').
Logan is a city in Utah, has many parks and trails.
Logan is a city in Utah that has many parks and trails.
Use a relative clause or start a new sentence instead of joining with a comma.

Common collocations

Nouns

  • Logan residents
  • Logan city council
  • Logan campus
  • Logan area

Prepositions

  • in Logan
  • to Logan
  • from Logan
  • near Logan
  • outside Logan

Etymology

Scottish GaelicEnglish

Logan, Utah was founded in 1859 by Mormon settlers and named after Ephraim Logan, a fur trapper who worked in the Cache Valley area during the early 1800s. The name Logan itself comes from an Irish or Scottish surname.