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Mesa Verde
[ mey-suh vurd, vur-dee ]
noun
- a national park in SW Colorado: ruins of prehistoric cliff dwellings. 80 sq. mi. (207 sq. km).
Mesa Verde
/ ˈmeɪsə ˈvɜːd /
noun
- a high plateau in SW Colorado: remains of numerous prehistoric cliff dwellings, inhabited by the Pueblo Indians
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In all probability many objects of interest or information concerning the Mesa Verde cliff dwellers have been lost.
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The next work to be undertaken should be the excavation and repair of a Mesa Verde pueblo.
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The walls, as a rule, were made of stone; indeed it is unusual to find adobe walls in cliff-dwellings of the Mesa Verde.
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Here the people of the Mesa Verde finally succumbed to their enemies.
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The Mesa Verde therefore is, technically speaking, a cuesta rather than a mesa.
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