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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Piazzas

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[It., place, square, market place, L.

platea

street, courtyard. See

An open square in a European town, especially an Italian town; hence

(Arch.)

, an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United States the word is popularly applied to a veranda.

We walk by the obelisk, and meditate in

piazzas

Jer. Taylor.

Noun.

[Eng. id.] In building, a portico or covered walk supported by arches or columns.