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piazza Definition

pi·azza (pē azə, -äzə; -atsə, -ätsə; for 1, usually pē ätor It pyättsä)

noun pl. -·zas or pi·azze-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

piazza Synonyms

piazza

n.

piazza Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • overlook: The third floor provides the fifth bedroom with en-suite and balcony overlooking the piazza.
  • surround: For the ultimate authentic Italian beverage, visitors can choose from the selection of cafes that will also surround the piazza.
  • landscape: Exchange Square would be an L-shaped complex covering 45,000 sq ft, with a mixture of one and two stories and a landscaped piazza.
  • include: All of them include the piazza and extended museum proposed in Area 5 - Hilltop.
  • have: The Palace of the prince must have a piazza in front of it.
  • enter: Turn right when you enter the piazza and along the front of the post office.

Noun used with modifier

  • entrance: The second phase concentrated around the main access points off the adjacent residential streets, linking them by an open entrance piazza.
  • riverside: The Pier House entrance faces onto the riverside piazza.
  • style: The Talbot Street development will include car park, hotel, residential and retail facilities and a continental style piazza.

Adjective modifier

  • pedestrian: Cleared of vehicles, the historic square will become an attractive pedestrian piazza.
  • central: Take time out to sample an Italian coffee in one of the central piazzas, which are ideally located for people watching.
  • attractive: Cleared of vehicles, the historic square will become an attractive pedestrian piazza.
  • beautiful: Thus participants will have opportunities to get out and about on relaxing walks through winding streets and beautiful piazzas.
  • main: We booked in to the Hotel Regge San Paulo just off the main piazza.
  • public: The design deliberately dedicated over half of the site to a public piazza.

Modifies a noun

  • area: The CE clarified that the piazza area in the middle of the facility would be open to change.
  • outside: Even in 1990, when the late Lord Runcie came to preach, there were around 300 protesters in the piazza outside.

Preposition: in

front: The Palace of the prince must have a piazza in front of it.

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