Definition of "mastaba" []

• An ancient Egyptian tomb with a rectangular base, sloping sides, and a flat roof. (noun)

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• "Now, Saxonberg, I must tell you about that Egyptian tomb called a mastaba."
• "And there is in Egypt another form of pyramid called the mastaba, which, like the Mexican, was flattened on the top; while in Assyria structures flattened like the Mexican are found."
• "A mastaba is a flat-roofed, rectangular tomb with outward-sloping sides."