Mesa Verde

American  

[mey-suh vurd, vur-dee] / ˈmeɪ sə ˈvɜrd, ˈvɜr di /

noun

1. a national park in SW Colorado: ruins of prehistoric cliff dwellings. 80 sq. mi. (207 sq. km).

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Mesa Verde British  

/ ˈmeɪsə ˈvɜːd /

noun

1. a high plateau in SW Colorado: remains of numerous prehistoric cliff dwellings, inhabited by the Pueblo Indians

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Example Sentences

The visiting room of the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Centre in Bakersfield, California, is small, loud, and crowded.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

At Desert View, staff were lax in managing infectious diseases, the report said, while at Mesa Verde, detainees experienced prolonged wait times for critical off-site care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Colorado had already yielded a wonderful array of natural wonders, but our final stop in the state was Mesa Verde National Park, the nation’s largest archaeological preserve.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Along with the Bataan, the group includes two other warships, the USS Mesa Verde and the USS Carter Hall.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Ruess churned out many such letters, which bore the post-marks of the remote settlements through which he passed: Kayenta, Chinle, Lukachukai; Zion Canyon, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde; Escalante, Rainbow Bridge, Canyon de Chelly.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer