tableland

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tableland

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From table + land.

noun tablelands · table land · table-land

  1. A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain. One January day, thirty years ago, the little town of Hanover, anchored on a windy Nebraska tableland, was trying not to be blown away.

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noun flat region of terrain

日本語台地 daichi
中文臺地 /台地 táidì
Portuguêschapada
Françaisplateau
DeutschTafelland
Italianoaltopiano, pianoro, tavoliere
Русскийплоского́рье ploskogórʹje

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@misc{tableland_2026,
  title = {tableland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tableland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}