Definitions for mesa
ˈmeɪ səmesa

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mesa, tablenoun

   flat tableland with steep edges

   "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"

2. Mesanoun

   a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. mesanoun

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

   " A few more miles of hot sand and gravel and red stone brought us around a low mesa to the Little Colorado."

2. Etymology: First attested 1759, from mesa, from mensa.

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1. mesa

   A mesa is a flat-topped, elevated landform with steep sides, commonly found in arid or semi-arid regions like deserts. It is typically larger than a butte but smaller than a plateau. The term "mesa" is often used in the Southwestern United States and has Spanish origins, meaning "table," referring to its table-like appearance.

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1. Mesa

   a high tableland; a plateau on a hill

2. Etymology: [Sp.]

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1. Mesa

   Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb located about 20 miles east of Phoenix. Mesa is in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south, and Apache Junction on the east. As of the 2010 Census Mesa became Arizona's center of population. Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 38th-largest city in the US. The city is home to 439,041 as of 2010, reported by the Census Bureau, making its population larger than more recognizable cities such as Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Greensboro, Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne, St. Louis, Tulsa, Wichita, and Cleveland. Mesa is home to numerous higher education facilities including Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University.

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1. MESA

   What does MESA stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MESA acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MESA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mesa is ranked #2656 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mesa surname appeared 13,566 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Mesa.
   
   83.7% or 11,357 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   10.3% or 1,399 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 454 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.1% or 159 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 100 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 96 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Arizona
   • City
   • Tableland

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for mesa »

1. mase

2. same

3. seam

4. ASME

5. asem

How to pronounce mesa?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say mesa in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mesa in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mesa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mesa in a Sentence

1. Robert Johnson:

   Many of you have seen the video of Mesa police…I don’t want this to happen to no one in this particular system…I’m a family man, I’m a God-fearing person, I just want Mesa to be accountable to what they have done.

2. Jena Griswold:

   I think this is troubling for the entire state of Colorado, to have someone in a trusted position, literally trusted to protect democracy, allow this type of situation to occur, to be very clear, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder allowed a security breach and, by all evidence at this point, assisted it.

3. Robert Johnson:

   Many of you have seen the video of Mesa police. … I don’t want this to happen to no one in this particular system. … I’m a family man, I’m a God-fearing person, I just want Mesa to be accountable to what they have done.

4. Union High School District:

   Please be assured there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mesa Public Schools.

5. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey:

   Right now, our hearts and prayers are with the people of Mesa, the individuals affected by this tragedy, and all law enforcement and first responders working to assist the victims.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mesa
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mesa
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mesa
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mesa
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=mesa