mesa

Meaning

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
3. A place in the United States:
4. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona.
5. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
6. An unincorporated community in Mesa County, Colorado.
7. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Idaho.
8. A minor city in Franklin County, Washington.
9. A town in Mozambique.
10. Acronym of Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.

Etymology / origin

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

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