plaza
Meaning
- A town's public square.
- An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
- A strip mall.
- A shopping mall.
Synonyms
public square
open space
shopping area
open area
shopping plaza
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pla‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplɑːzə/
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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