"tableland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tablelands [plural]
Etymology: table + land Etymology templates: {{compound|en|table|land}} table + land Head templates: {{en-noun}} tableland (plural tablelands)
  1. A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain. Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: table land, table-land Derived forms: Northern Tablelands, Southern Tablelands Related terms: plateau, plain, prairie Translations (flat region of terrain): πλάξ (pláx) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 高原 (gāoyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), plateau [neuter] (Dutch), pöytävuori (Finnish), plateau [masculine] (French), Tafelland [neuter] (German), ardchlár [masculine] (Irish), altopiano [masculine] (Italian), pianoro [masculine] (Italian), tavoliere [masculine] (Italian), 高原 (kōgen) (alt: こうげん) (Japanese), ard-halloo [masculine] (Manx), mānia pūwhata (Maori), høyslette [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), chapada [feminine] (Portuguese), плоского́рье (ploskogórʹje) [neuter] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "flat region of terrain",
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ploskogórʹje",
      "sense": "flat region of terrain",
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      "word": "плоского́рье"
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