mesa
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mesa¹
- /ˈmeɪ.sə/ UK, US
- /ˈmɛ.sə/ UK, US
Rhymes with -eɪsə
Where it comes from
First attested 1759, from Spanish mesa (“table”), from Latin mēnsa. Doublet of mensa.
noun mesas
- A flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges. A few more miles of hot sand and gravel and red stone brought us around a low mesa to the Little Colorado River.
- a structure with components rising above the insulating substrate that surrounds it The ohmic contacts were deposited at the edge of the mesa.
Mesa²
proper noun
- A city in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- A census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Mesa County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Adams County, Idaho.
- A minor city in Franklin County, Washington.
- A town in Mozambique.
- A surname.
MESA³
proper noun
- Acronym of Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: table, tableland, plateau, panel, cartouche, shelf, tray, desk, platter, meat, mass, overlook, bureau, waste, lose, committee
Translations
Every language
noun flat area of land
| Español | mesa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 臺地 /台地 táidì |
| Deutsch | Tafelberg |
| Italiano | altopiano |
| Русский | столова́я гора́ stolovája gorá |
| Tiếng Việt | núi mặt bàn |
| עברית | הַר שֻׁלְחָן har shulrán |
Talk about this word "mesa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mesa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mesa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mesa "mesa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mesa.Cite this
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