Plaza Definition
pläzə, plăzə
noun
A public square or marketplace in a city or town.
Webster's New World
A widened roadway forming the approach to tollbooths on a highway.
American Heritage
An open area, usually paved, between a building and the street or another building, often having statues, shrubs, etc.
Webster's New World
A complex of shops or buildings, esp. a shopping center.
Webster's New World
A service area along a superhighway, with a restaurant, gas station, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Plaza
Noun
Singular:
plazaPlural:
plazasOrigin of Plaza
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From Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering"), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateia), shortening of πλατεῖα (plateia) ὁδός (plateia hodos, “broad way").
From Wiktionary
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Spanish from Vulgar Latin plattea from Latin platea broad street place
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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