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Plaza

//ˈplɑːzə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
  2. 2
    A city and town in North Dakota.
Noun
  1. 1
    A town's public square.

    "Tourists gathered in the central plaza."

  2. 2
    mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace wordnet
  3. 3
    An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
  4. 4
    a public square with room for pedestrians wordnet
  5. 5
    A strip mall. Canada, US
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  1. 6
    A shopping mall.

    "The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza."

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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