Mesa Verde

American

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

noun

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

Mesa Verde British

/ ˈmeɪsə ˈvɜːd /

noun

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

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The mesa verde, or green mesa, so-called because its juniper and pi�on trees give it a verdant tone, is 15 miles long by 8 miles wide.

From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior

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