plaza

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/ˈplɑːzə/

noun 4name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

busy, central, great, last, new, next, packed, removed

We met at the busy plaza downtown last Saturday afternoon.

VERB + PLAZA

building, go, install, parking, praying, shopping, side, toll

We went to the shopping plaza on Saturday afternoon to buy new clothes.

PLAZA + NOUN

day, department, friends, minutes, night, o, they're

We met our friends at the plaza on Saturday afternoon.

PREP.

about, after, from, in, off, on, out, with

We met our friends in the plaza before heading to dinner.

Definitions

noun

A town's public square.

Tourists gathered in the central plaza.

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

A strip mall.

A shopping mall.

The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.

name

A surname from Spanish.

A city and town in North Dakota.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscape

noun — a public square with room for pedestrians

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Tourists gathered in the central plaza.

Wiktionary

The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.

Wiktionary

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

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There were several hundred people in the plaza.

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The rioters were forcibly removed from the plaza.

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It's absolutely miserable outside; cold, wet rain is no good for drinking beer on the plaza with your friends.

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Usage Notes

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