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1. (n.) plateau
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side.
2. plateau
a period or state of little or no growth or decline, esp. one in which increase or progress ceases:
to reach a plateau in one's career.
3. (v.i.) plateau
to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline; stabilize.
Etymology: (1785–95; < F; OF platel flat object, dim. of platplate)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tableland, plateau
a relatively flat highland
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) plateau
a flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land
2. (noun) plateau
an ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver
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Sense: an area of high flat land; a mountain with a wide, flat top.
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 Afrikaans: plato |
 Arabic: نَجْد، هَضَبَه |
 Bulgarian: плато |
 Brazilian: planalto |
 Czech: náhorní plošina |
 German: das Plateau |
 Danish: højslette; plateau |
 Greek: οροπέδιο |
 Spanish: meseta, altiplano |
 Estonian: platoo |
 Farsi: فلات |
 Finnish: tasanne |
 French: plateau |
 Hebrew: רָמָה |
 Hindi: पठार |
 Croatian: visoravan |
 Hungarian: fennsík |
 Indonesian: dataran tinggi |
 Icelandic: háslétta |
 Italian: altopiano |
 Japanese: 高原 |
 Korean: 고원, 대지(臺地) |
 Lithuanian: plynaukštė |
 Latvian: plato; plakankalne |
 Malay: penara |
 Dutch: plateau |
 Norwegian: høyslette, platå |
 Polish: płaskowyż |
 Persian: پتنوس |
 Pashto: پتنوس |
 Portuguese: planalto |
 Romanian: platou |
 Russian: плато |
 Slovak: náhorná plošina |
 Slovenian: visoka planota |
 Serbian: visoravan |
 Swedish: platå |
 Thai: ที่ราบสูง |
 Turkish: yayla |
 Taiwanese: 高原 |
 Ukrainian: плато, плоскогір'я |
 Urdu: بلند ہموار زمين، حدب |
 Vietnamese: cao nguyên |
 Chinese: 高原 |
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