plaza
[ plah-zuh, plaz-uh ]
noun
a public square or open space in a city or town.
an area along an expressway where public facilities, as service stations and restrooms, are available.
Origin of plaza
1First 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
an open space or square, esp in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country
mainly US and Canadian
a modern complex of shops, buildings, and parking areas
(capital when part of a name): Rockefeller Plaza
Origin of plaza
1C17: from Spanish, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place
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