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View synonyms for mesa
mesa
1[ mey-suh ]
noun
- a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Mesa
2[ mey-suh ]
noun
- a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix.
mesa
/ ˈmeɪsə /
noun
- a flat tableland with steep edges, common in the southwestern US
mesa
/ mā′sə /
- An area of high land with a flat top and two or more steep, clifflike sides. Mesas are larger than buttes and smaller than plateaus, and are common in the southwest United States.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mesa1
1750–60, Americanism; < Spanish: table < Latin mēnsa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mesa1
from Spanish: table
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