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Webster 1913 Edition

Plaza

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Pla′za

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Noun.
[Sp. See
Place
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A public square in a city or town.

Definition 2024

Plaza

Plaza

See also: plaza, plaża, plaža, and płaza

English

Proper noun

Plaza

  1. A surname​.
  2. A city/town in North Dakota.

plaza

plaza

See also: Plaza, plaża, plaža, and płaza

English

The Plaza de España.

Noun

plaza ‎(plural plazas)

  1. a town’s public square.
  2. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

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Basque

Etymology

From Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa) ὁδός ‎(hodós, “broad way”).

Noun

plaza

  1. plaza, town square, public place
  2. market place

Declension

"plaza"
(inanimate noun) declension
indefinite singular plural
absolutive plaza plaza plazak
ergative plazak plazak plazek
dative plazari plazari plazei
genitive plazaren plazaren plazen
comitative plazarekin plazarekin plazekin
causative plazarengatik plazarengatik plazengatik
benefactive plazarentzat plazarentzat plazentzat
instrumental plazaz plazaz plazez
inessive plazatan plazan plazetan
locative plazatako plazako plazetako
allative plazatara plazara plazetara
terminative plazataraino plazaraino plazetaraino
directive plazatarantz plazarantz plazetarantz
destinative plazatarako plazarako plazetarako
ablative plazatatik plazatik plazetatik
partitive plazarik
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prolative plazatzat
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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa) ὁδός ‎(hodós, “broad way”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplat͡sa/

Noun

plaza f

  1. street

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) plazza

Etymology

From Latin platēa.

Noun

plaza f (plural plazas)

  1. (Sutsilvan) place, position
  2. (Sutsilvan) job, employment

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): [ˈpla̠.dsa̠], [ˈpla̠.tsa̠]
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): [ˈpla̠.θa̠]
  • (Others) IPA(key): [ˈpla̠.sa̠]

Etymology

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa) ὁδός ‎(hodós, “broad way”). Compare Portuguese praça.

Noun

plaza f ‎(plural plazas)

  1. plaza, town square
  2. fortified town
  3. (employment) position
  4. (entertainment) bullring
  5. (commerce) mall, shopping center

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Etymology

From Spanish plaza ‎(“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ‎(plateîa) ὁδός ‎(hodós, “broad way”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə

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