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plaza Meaning & Definition

/ˈplɑːzə/

What Does Plaza Mean?

Plaza is a noun that means A town's public square. It is also used to mean An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

Word Facts for Plaza

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈplɑːzə/
Synonymsmall, shopping mall and shopping center
Pluralplazas

Plaza Definition (Noun)

  1. A town's public square.

    Tourists gathered in the central plaza.

  2. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
  3. A strip mall.
  4. A shopping mall.

    The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.

Synonyms of Plaza

mallshopping mallshopping centercenterpiazzaplacesquare
Plaza synonyms and antonyms →

Plaza in a Sentence

Tourists gathered in the central plaza.

The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.

Word Forms & Grammar

plaza (plural plazas)

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Origin of Plaza

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, place, and platz.

Quick Answers About Plaza

What part of speech is plaza?

Plaza is a noun.

What is another word for plaza?

Words with a similar meaning to plaza include mall, shopping mall and shopping center. See the full list of plaza synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of plaza?

The plural of plaza is plazas.

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