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MESA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Mesa" is a part of...):
Arizona; AZ; Grand Canyon State (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Flat tableland with steep edges
Example:
the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water
Synonyms:
mesa; table
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("mesa" is a kind of...):
