plaza
A town's public squareA town's public square.
» There were several hundred people in the plaza.
На площади находилось несколько сотен людей.
На майдані знаходилось декілька сотень людей.
Meaning
4 sensesA town's public square.
Tourists gathered in the central plaza.
Platz
пло́щадьplóščadʹ, скверskver
пло́щаplóšča, майда́нmajdán
a public square with room for pedestrians
An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
(Canada, US)A strip mall.
A shopping mall.
The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.
Examples
25 sentencesThere were several hundred people in the plaza.
На майдані знаходилось декілька сотень людей.
ruНа площади находилось несколько сотен людей.
Welcome to our plaza.
The plaza is packed with people.
He's at the plaza, eating pizza.
That avenue culminates in a great plaza.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platBorrowed 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.
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Forms
plural: plazasSynonyms
9 synonyms- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace:mallcentershopping mallshopping centershopping centrecentre
- a public square with room for pedestrians:placepiazza