English Explanatory Dictionary

mesa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
  2. a structure with components rising above the insulating substrate that surrounds it
name
  1. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  2. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
  3. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
  4. A city in Washington.
  5. A town in Mozambique.
name
  1. Acronym of Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.

Pronunciation

māʹsə /ˈmeɪ.sə/ /ˈmɛ.sə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mesa.wav

Word forms

mesa mesas

Etymology

First attested 1759, from Spanish mesa (“table”), from Latin mēnsa. Doublet of mensa.

Related words

tablemount First Mesa Third Mesa

Derived words

Antelope Mesa Big Mountain Mesa Black Mesa First Mesa Mesa County mesalike nanomesa Second Mesa Third Mesa
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