MESETA

Meaning of MESETA in English

Pronunciation: me- ' s ā -t ə

Function: geographical name

the central plateau of Spain

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

MESETA — geographical name the central plateau of Spain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MESETA — mə̇ˈsād.ə, māˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of mesa 1. : a small mesa 2. : an extensive …
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MESETA — geographical name the central plateau of Spain
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VALENCIA — county, central New Mexico, U.S., in the Mexican Highland section of the Basin and Range Province. The Manzano Mountains lie …
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TRAS-OS-MONTES — (Portuguese: Beyond the Mountain), historical province of northeastern Portugal, bounded north and east by Spain, south by the gorges of …
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SALAMANCA — provincia, in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Castile-Len, western Spain. Salamanca is bounded by Portugal (west) and the provinces …
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PORTUGAL, FLAG OF — vertically divided green-red national flag with a coat of arms centred on the line between the two colours. The width-to-length …
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MORENA, SIERRA — mountain range, central Spain, forming the southern edge of the Meseta Central and stretching for about 200 mi (320 km) …
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LEUCAS
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LEON — Spanish Len, medieval Spanish kingdom. Leon proper included the cities of Len, Salamanca, and Zamorathe adjacent areas of Vallodolid and …
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JUCAR RIVER — river in eastern Spain, rising in the Universales Mountains north of Cuenca. It flows in a southerly, then easterly, direction …
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IBERIAN — Spanish Ibero, one of a prehistoric people of southern and eastern Spain who later gave their name to the whole …
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GUADALAJARA — metropolitan area and capital, Jalisco state, west central Mexico, in the Atemajac Valley, near the Ro Grande de Santiago, at …
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CUENCA — in full Santa Ana De Cuenca, capital of Azuay province, south central Ecuador. The city lies in an intermontane basin …
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COSTA RICA, FLAG OF — national flag with horizontal stripes of blue, white, red, white, and blue; the version flown by the government incorporates the …
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COSTA RICA — officially Republic of Coast Rica, Spanish Repblica de Costa Rica, country of Central America, covering an area of 19,730 square …
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CENTRAL AMERICA, HISTORY OF
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CASTILE AND LEN — formerly (until 1991) Castile-Len, Spanish Castilla y Lenor Castilla-Len, comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) and historic region of northwestern Spain, encompassing …
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CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS — Spanish Cordillera Cantbrica, mountain chain generally extending along the northern coast of Spain for approximately 180 miles (300 km). Scenic …
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CANTABRIA — comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) and historic region of Spain, coextensive with the northern Spanish provincia of Cantabria, formerly called Santander. …
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ALCAZAR DE SAN JUAN — town, Ciudad Real provincia, in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of CastileLa Mancha, central Spain. It lies on the high …
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ALBACETE — provincia in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Castile-La Mancha, southeast-central Spain. It occupies the southeastern end of the Meseta …
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МЕСЕТА — Кастильское плоскогорье, в центр, части Пиренейского п-ова; Испания. Название от исп. meseta - 'плато, плоскогорье'. Второе название по расположению в …
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