name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:māʹsə
UK, US:/ˈmeɪ.sə/
UK, US:/ˈmɛ.sə/
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rhymes with -eɪsə
CMU ARPABET:M EY1 S AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Meaning 1
A place in the United States:
A city in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Mesa County, Colorado.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Adams County, Idaho.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A minor city in Franklin County, Washington.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
A town in Mozambique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 7
Acronym of Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 8
A flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A few more miles of hot sand and gravel and red stone brought us around a low mesa to the Little Colorado River.
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noun
Meaning 9
a structure with components rising above the insulating substrate that surrounds it
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract