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Added 9 October 2026

mesa

/ˈmeɪ.sə/ noun

Latin root: mēnsa First recorded: 1759 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mesa at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Flat tableland with steep edges.
the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water
A city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix.

Origin

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

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