Piazza

//piˈæ.zə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A public square, especially in Italian cities.

    "Incidentally, the yard in front of the Granary, now a lovely piazza, was once a canal basin that had been filled in decades before."

  2. 2
    a public square with room for pedestrians wordnet
  3. 3
    A veranda; a porch. New-England, US, dated, dialectal, especially

    "Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights."

  4. 4
    A roofed gallery or arcade (for example around a public square or in front of a building). UK
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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plazaagoracampoforumgallerylanai

Example

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"Saint Peter's square, or the Piazza San Pietro, is located in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican."

Etymology

From Italian piazza. Doublet of piatza, place, and plaza.

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