Platz
Meaning
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- (masculine,strong) square, plaza, piazza
- (masculine,strong) circus
- (masculine,strong) space, room
- (masculine,strong) place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)
- (colloquial,masculine,strong) place, location, site (in general)
- (masculine,strong) spot, place (position in a hierarchy or sequence)
- (masculine,strong) court, field, pitch, course
- (archaic,masculine,strong) village; town; municipality
- (masculine,strong) place (rank in a competition)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/plat͡s/
Etymology
From Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Cognate with English place. Displaced native Old High German zīh (“place, court/village square, market”).
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