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mesa

/ˈmeɪ.sə/

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What does mesa mean?

noun

  1. A flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
  2. a structure with components rising above the insulating substrate that surrounds it

proper noun

  1. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Mesa County, Colorado.
  3. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Idaho.
  4. A minor city in Franklin County, Washington.
  5. A town in Mozambique.
  6. A surname.
  7. Acronym of Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmeɪ.sə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈmɛ.sə/
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We decided to investigate that mesa, both for the possibilities of game, and for the chance of a view abroad.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
Can I sow oats or barley in July upon irrigated mesa land, with the object of making hay in the fall?
Edward J. (Edward James) WicksonOne Thousand Questions in California Agriculture AnsweredProject Gutenberg ebook #5152
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The pastures consist of valley, mesa and mountain lands which, in a normal season, are covered by a variety of nutritious grasses.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756
The small mesa here ends with a bold front of white sandstone rock, rising almost vertically two hundred and fifty feet high.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
The Pacer took alarm at half a mile, and led his band away out of sight on the soapweed mesa to the southeast.
Ernest Thompson SetonWild Animals I Have KnownProject Gutenberg ebook #3031