English > plateau: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | A relatively flat highland. |
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| Synonym | tableland |
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| Instances | Ardennes | A wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France |
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| Cambrian Mountains | A rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales |
| Colorado Plateau | A large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains |
| Guiana Highlands | A mountainous tableland in northern South America |
| Laurentian Plateau, Laurentian Highlands, Canadian Shield | A large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada |
| Llano Estacado | A large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains |
| Massif Central | A mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country |
| Nejd, Najd | A central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula |
| Narrower | mesa, table | Flat tableland with steep edges |
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| terrace, bench | A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) |
| Broader | highland, upland | Elevated (e.g., mountainous) land |
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| Spanish | ajarafe, aljarafe, altiplanície, altiplano, mesa, meseta |
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| Catalan | altiplà, planell |
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