plaza

pla·za

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Stores in a shopping plaza.

noun

The definition of a plaza is a public square, or a shopping area.

An example of a plaza is a local mall.

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plaza

1. a public square or marketplace in a city or town
2. an open area, usually paved, between a building and the street or another building, often having statues, shrubs, etc.
a complex of shops or buildings, esp. a shopping center
a service area along a superhighway, with a restaurant, gas station, etc.

Origin of plaza

Spanish from Classical Latin platea: see place

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plaza

noun

A public square or similar open area in a town or city.
a. A widened roadway forming the approach to tollbooths on a highway.
b. A parking or service area next to a highway.
A shopping center.

Origin of plaza

Spanish from Vulgar Latin plattea from Latin platea broad street ; see place .

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Noun

(plural plazas)

a town's public square.
an open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

Origin

From Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering"), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek Ï€Î»Î±Ï„Îµá¿–Î± (plateia), shortening of Ï€Î»Î±Ï„Îµá¿–Î± (plateia) á½Î´ÏŒÏ‚ (plateia hodos, “broad way").

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