mesa

[ mey-suh ]

/ ˈmeɪ sə /

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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.

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Words related to mesa

elevation, plain, tableland, butte, upland, highland

Words nearby mesa

merwin, meryl, merzbacher-pelizaeus disease, merín, mes-, mesa, mesa verde, mesabi range, mesad, mesail, mesalamine

Origin of mesa

1750–60, Americanism; < Spanish: table < Latin mēnsa

Definition for mesa (2 of 3)

Mesa

[ mey-suh ]

/ ˈmeɪ sə /

noun

a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix.

Definition for mesa (3 of 3)

La Mesa

[ lah mey-suh ]

/ lɑ ˈmeɪ sə /

noun

a city in SW California.

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Examples from the Web for mesa

The opposition alliance, Mesa de la Unidad, has put forward an aggressive plan to defend the votes.
Could Hugo Chávez Really Lose Venezuela’s Election?|Boris Muñoz|October 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mesa and Venturini said they knew Poppo would head back to the parking lot stairwell again that night to sleep.
Advocates Reached Out to Ronald Poppo Before He Was Face-Eating Victim|Aram Roston|June 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mitt needed to prevent Rick from winning the Mesa, Ariz., debate, and he accomplished that meager goal.
Michael Tomasky on How Romney Rocked Santorum in the Arizona Debate|Michael Tomasky|February 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After almost a month since the last debate, the GOP candidates take to the stage in Mesa, Arizona Wednesday night.
CNN Arizona GOP Debate Live Chat||February 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

A mesa that looks huge and monolithic one moment becomes slender and almost frail as you change your perspective.
Monument Valley From the Eyes of a Krazy Kat and John Ford Fan|Malcolm Jones|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then I let her tote the worry of it around while I ride off to Mesa.
Brand Blotters|William MacLeod Raine
Later the old man took part in the battle of San Pasquale and the Mesa.
The Girl of the Golden West|David Belasco
Men have their season on the mesa as much as plants and four-footed things, and one is not like to meet them out of their time.
The Land of Little Rain|Mary Austin
From far away upon the mesa came a deep response, the cry of Old Lobo.
Wild Animals I Have Known|Ernest Thompson Seton
In general, my interest was in how the lives of the two species impinge upon each other in Mesa Verde.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for mesa

mesa

/ (ˈmeɪsə) /

noun

a flat tableland with steep edges, common in the southwestern US

Word Origin for mesa

from Spanish: table

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Science definitions for mesa

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.