mesa

The definition of a mesa is a flat piece of land with steep sides, or a city in Arizona.

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See mesa in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

a small, high plateau or flat tableland with steep sides, esp. in the SW U.S.

Origin: Sp < L mensa, a table: see mensal

city in SC Ariz., on the Salt River, near Phoenix: pop. 396,000

Origin: see mesa

See mesa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish, table, mesa

Origin: , from Old Spanish, table

Origin: , from Latin mēnsa

A city of south-central Arizona east of Phoenix. It is a winter resort. Population: 448,000.

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