Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of south-central Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A table-land; a broad and flat river-terrace; a level or gently sloping region.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • Southwestern U.S. A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
  • noun flat tableland with steep edges

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Examples

  • MESA, AZ - Two boys were arrested after they tried to break in to a smoke shop in Mesa on

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  • MESA, AZ - Two boys were arrested after they tried to break in to a smoke shop in Mesa on

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  • MESA -- A teen was killed after he tried to break up a party that got out of control in Mesa early Sunday morning.

    Phoenix, Arizona News - azfamily.com 2010

  • MESA -- The owner of a Mesa car dealership is assessing the damage after a first-alarm fire ripped through his business.

    Phoenix, Arizona News - azfamily.com 2010

  • MESA, AZ - Two boys were arrested after they tried to break in to a smoke shop in Mesa on

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  • MESA, AZ -- Arizona Senator John McCain is hosting two town hall meetings this weekend in Mesa and in Goodyear.

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  • MESA -- The city of Mesa is asking its residents to consider limiting or eliminating overseeding on their lawns this year, a move the city says will save millions of gallons of water.

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  • MESA, AZ - For nearly 50 years, on and off, Mesa has been home to the Chicago Cubs for spring training.

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  • MESA, AZ -- Authorities said Sunday a man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease was located after going missing in Mesa.

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  • MESA, AZ -- Donna Lumsden said she's tired of complaining to management about what she calls an ongoing problem with hot water at her Mesa apartment.

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