tableland
English Thesaurus
1. a relatively flat highland (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | highland, upland, |
| definition | : | elevated (e.g., mountainous) land (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mesa, table, |
| definition | : | flat tableland with steep edges (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | bench, terrace, |
| definition | : | a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | ardennes, |
| definition | : | a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | najd, nejd, |
| definition | : | a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | guiana highlands, |
| definition | : | a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cambrian mountains, |
| definition | : | a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | colorado plateau, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | llano estacado, |
| definition | : | a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | massif central, |
| definition | : | a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country (noun.object) |
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