plaza

[ plah-zuh, plaz-uh ]
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noun
  1. a public square or open space in a city or town.

  1. an area along an expressway where public facilities, as service stations and restrooms, are available.

Origin of plaza

1
First recorded in 1675–85; from Spanish, from Latin platea “street,” from Greek plateîa “broad street”; see place

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British Dictionary definitions for plaza

plaza

/ (ˈplɑːzə, Spanish ˈplaθa) /


noun
  1. an open space or square, esp in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country

  2. mainly US and Canadian

    • a modern complex of shops, buildings, and parking areas

    • (capital when part of a name): Rockefeller Plaza

Origin of plaza

1
C17: from Spanish, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place

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