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plaza

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈplæzə/
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/ˈplæzə/ · /ˈplɑːzə/

Definition of plaza

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A town's public square.
    “Tourists gathered in the central plaza.”
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noun

  1. A town's public square.
    “Tourists gathered in the central plaza.”
  2. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
  3. (Canada, US)A strip mall.
  4. A shopping mall.
    “The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.”

name

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A city and town in North Dakota.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and place.

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