tableland
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tableland
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East Asia - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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The native long-haired rat, or rattus villosissimus, normally lives in the Barkly Tableland of the Northern Territory and in western Queensland.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2011
Students of Xenophon quickly recalled that Trebizond is that ancient Hellenic city of Trapezus, the Tableland, where the famed 10,000 halted for rest.
From Time Magazine Archive
From here they made their way by a different route to the hill that had terminated Sturt's late trip, and which he had christened Oxley's Tableland.
From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Favenc, Ernest
Across the Jordan rose the Eastern Tableland, with its mountains and valleys and brooks and cities even as far as Damascus.
From The Story of Chautauqua by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
Take your seats for Fableland, Which stands upon a Tableland, And don't distress the guard.
From The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by Fitzgerald, S. J. Adair
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