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plaza

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noun
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As a noun, plaza means a town's public square.

Meanings of plaza

6 meanings

noun

  1. A town's public square.

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

  3. north americaA strip mall.

  4. A shopping mall.

  5. A public square with room for pedestrianslocation

    “they met at Elm Plaza”

    “Grosvenor Place”

    Similar: place, piazza

  6. 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

    “a good plaza should have a movie house”

    “they spent their weekends at the local malls”

    Similar: mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre, centre

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a public square with room for pedestrians
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noun: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landsc…
mallcentershopping mallshopping centershopping centrecentre

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