Definition that contains plateau
- sana the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
- chihuahua a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
- transylvania a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
- brasilia the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
- namibia a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
- ardennes a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
- puebla a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
- piedmont the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
- islamabad the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
- escarpment a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion