plaza

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See also: Plaza, plaża, plażą, plaža, and płaza

English

The Plaza de España.

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə
  • Hyphenation: pla‧za

Noun

plaza (plural plazas)

  1. A town's public square.
  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.

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Descendants

  • Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

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Asturian

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Noun

plaza f (plural places)

  1. (town) square

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, literally broad way).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /plas̻a/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /plas̺a/

 

  • Hyphenation: pla‧za

Noun

plaza inan

  1. plaza, town square, public place
  2. market place

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Czech

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plaza m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of plaz

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, broad way).

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Noun

plaza f

  1. street

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from English plaza, from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

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Noun

plaza (plural plaza-plaza)

  1. plaza: a town's public square.
    Synonym: alun-alun
  2. strip mall
    Synonyms: mal, pusat perbelanjaan
  3. parking lot
    Synonym: parkiran

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Romansch

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Etymology

From Latin platēa.

Noun

plaza f (plural plazas) (Sutsilvan)

  1. place, position
  2. job, employment

Spanish

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Etymology

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, broad way). Doublet of platea. Compare Portuguese praça.

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Noun

plaza f (plural plazas)

  1. plaza, town square
  2. fortified town
  3. (employment) position
  4. (entertainment) bullring
  5. (commerce) mall, shopping center

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