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piazza definition

pi·azza (pē az′ə, -ä′zə; -at′sə, -ät′sə; for 1, usually pē ät′sə or It pyät′tsä)

noun pl. piazzas -·zas or piazze pi·az′ze (-tse)

  1. in Italy, an open public square, esp. one surrounded by buildings
  2. a covered gallery or arcade
  3. ☆ New England, South a large, covered porch

Etymology: It < L platea: see place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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