plaza

CEFRA2

/ˈplæzə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An open public square in a town or city.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A strip mall.

Examples

  • Sure. It's next to the Plaza Department Store.

  • There were several hundred people in the plaza.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

  2. A town's public square.

  3. A shopping mall.

More examples

In context

  • The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.

  • Tourists gathered in the central plaza.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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, and place.