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n. A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.

n. Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges

"The distinction between plateaus and mesas is vague; in fact, in local usage the term mesa is usually applied to all of these tables which do not carry volcanic mountains."

metropolis    urban center    city    plateau    table-land   

Raisa    Teresa    Theresa   

canyon    plateau    escarpment    knoll    table-land    dune    foothill    promontory    bluff    crag