plaza en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈplæzə/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈplɑːzə/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Ancient Greek πλᾰτεῖᾰ (plăteîă)bor. Latin plateaslbor. Spanish plazabor. English 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.
Meanings
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A town's public square.
Someone set themself on fire Friday at the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court building, a court spokesperson said.
2022 April 22, Jessica Schneider, “Person sets self on fire at Supreme Court plaza”, in CNN, Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2022:It's one of only three street plazas in the country, a new generation of parks for streetstyle skateboarding.
2009 October 2, Patty Winsa, “Ontario's largest skateboard park set to open”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2009:Tourists gathered in the central plaza.
- An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
- (Canada, US) A strip mall.
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A shopping mall.
The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plazas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
toll plaza · plazalike · travel plaza · service plaza
Descendants
Hyponyms
Relateds
plaza de soberania · plaza de soberanía
Synonyms
Translations (100)
th สแควร์ (a towns' public square) · wuu 廣場 /广场 (a towns' public square) · th พลาซ่า (a towns' public square) · acw ميدان (a towns' public square) · arc שוקא (a towns' public square) · ka მოედანი (a towns' public square) · et plats (a towns' public square) · lt aikštė (a towns' public square) · nb torg (a towns' public square) · hu tér (a towns' public square) · oc plaça (a towns' public square) · ko 광장 (a towns' public square) · ar مَيْدَان (a towns' public square) · eo placo (a towns' public square) · lv laukums (a towns' public square) · he רְחָבָה (a towns' public square) · fi tori (a towns' public square) · tet prasa (a towns' public square) · nan-hbl 廣場 /广场 (a towns' public square) · cdo 廣場 /广场 (a towns' public square) · ky майдан (a towns' public square) · az meydan (a towns' public square) · it piazza (a towns' public square) · la platea (a towns' public square) · ru сквер (a towns' public square) · et väljak (a towns' public square) · ja 広場 (a towns' public square) · tr meydan (a towns' public square) · be пло́шча (a towns' public square) · vi quảng trường (a towns' public square) · fi aukio (a towns' public square) · km ផ្លាហ្សា (a towns' public square) · ru пло́щадь (a towns' public square) · be пляц (a towns' public square) · lo ລານ (a towns' public square) · ps ميدان (a towns' public square) · is torg (a towns' public square) · nn plass (a towns' public square) · xcl շուկայ (a towns' public square) · gl praza (a towns' public square) · sh тр̏г (a towns' public square) · ur چَوک (a towns' public square) · yue 廣場 /广场 (a towns' public square) · io placo (a towns' public square) · bg пло́щад (a towns' public square) · ur مَیدان (a towns' public square) · id lapangan (a towns' public square) · es azogue (a towns' public square) · km ប្រាង្គណ៍ (a towns' public square) · hak 廣場 /广场 (a towns' public square) · mk пјаца (a towns' public square) · nn torg (a towns' public square) · pl plac (a towns' public square) · he כיכר \ כִּכָּר (a towns' public square) · sv torg (a towns' public square) · cmn 廣場 /广场 (a towns' public square) · nb plass (a towns' public square) · hy հրապարակ (a towns' public square) · cs náměstí (a towns' public square) · mk плоштад (a towns' public square) · km ទីលាន (a towns' public square) · ba майҙан (a towns' public square) · ug مەيدان (a towns' public square) · uk майда́н (a towns' public square) · be майда́н (a towns' public square) · ota میدان (a towns' public square) · tg майдон (a towns' public square) · acw ساحة (a towns' public square) · nl plein (a towns' public square) · mn талбай (a towns' public square) · de Platz (a towns' public square) · sk námestie (a towns' public square) · ca plaça (a towns' public square) · prs مَیْدَان (a towns' public square) · kk алаң (a towns' public square) · mi marae (a towns' public square) · uz maydon (a towns' public square) · fa-ira مِیْدان (a towns' public square) · hi चौक (a towns' public square) · tl plaza (a towns' public square) · sq shesh (a towns' public square) · za guengjciengz (a towns' public square) · ms dataran (a towns' public square) · pt praça (a towns' public square) · my ရင်ပြင် (a towns' public square) · tk meýdan (a towns' public square) · bg площа́д (a towns' public square) · th ลาน (a towns' public square) · uk пло́ща (a towns' public square) · ky аянт (a towns' public square) · sh tȑg (a towns' public square) · tt мәйдан (a towns' public square) · es zócalo (a towns' public square) · da torv (a towns' public square) · th จัตุรัส (a towns' public square) · sl trg (a towns' public square) · es plaza (a towns' public square) · ro piață (a towns' public square) · fr place (a towns' public square) · arc ܫܘܩܐ (a towns' public square)