noun (n)

• flat tableland with steep edges(noun.object)

  Example:
  The tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water.
  

  Synonym:
  table
  

  source: wordnet30
• a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix(noun.location)

  source: wordnet30
• A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.(noun)

  source: webster1913