plaza
noun
a public square or open space in a city or town.
plazas
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pluralof plaza.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The plan includes 25 acres of publicly accessible open space that supports uses such as parks, plazas, walking and biking trails, recreation centers and picnic areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I won’t miss the stops for fast food and comfort breaks in windswept concourses of highway service plazas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Camps for families left homeless have sprung up in stadiums, plazas and on sidewalks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
She declared that Wednesday would be a holiday for everyone except essential workers, “so our youth can go out to the streets, the plazas, the parks and ballfields to celebrate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Mami’s mother had been one of fifteen children, and Mami had endless aunts, uncles, and cousins in the barrios that stretched like tentacles from the wide avenues and shady plazas.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
