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piazza
/piˈæt.sə/
noun 3name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
lovely
VERB + PIAZZA
square
PIAZZA + NOUN
marco, pietro, san
ADV.
once
Definitions
noun
1
A public square, especially in Italian cities.
Incidentally, the yard in front of the Granary, now a lovely piazza, was once a canal basin that had been filled in decades before.
2
A veranda; a porch.
Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights.
3
A roofed gallery or arcade (for example around a public square or in front of a building).
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Incidentally, the yard in front of the Granary, now a lovely piazza, was once a canal basin that had been filled in decades before.
Wiktionary02
Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching
Wiktionary03
Saint Peter's square, or the Piazza San Pietro, is located in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
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Tom took a vaporetto to Piazza San Marco.
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