English > Colorado Plateau: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | A large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner. |
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| Instance of | tableland, plateau | A relatively flat highland |
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| Part of | Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ | A state in southwestern United States |
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| Colorado, Centennial State, CO, Colo. | A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains |
| New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM, N.M. | A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border |
| Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT, Ut. | A state in the western United States |
| Parts | Grand Canyon | The enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona |
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