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plaza

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See also: Plaza, plaża, plażą, plaža, and płaza

English

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The Plaza de España in Seville.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and place.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə
  • Hyphenation: pla‧za

Noun

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plaza (plural plazas)

  1. A town's public square.
    Tourists gathered in the central plaza.
  2. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
  3. (Canada, US) A strip mall.
  4. A shopping mall.
    The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.

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Descendants

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  • → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

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Asturian

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Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ast

Alternative forms

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  • praza (A Estierna, Tox, Eo, Mántaras)

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplaθa/ [ˈpla.θa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aθa
  • Syllabification: pla‧za

Noun

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plaza f (plural places)

  1. (town) square

Further reading

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  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “plaza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “plaza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Basque

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /plas̻a/ [pla.s̻a]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /plas̺a/ [pla.s̺a]

 

  • Hyphenation: pla‧za

Noun

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plaza inan

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

Declension

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Declension of plaza (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive plaza plaza plazak plazok
ergative plazak plazak plazek plazok
dative plazari plazari plazei plazoi
genitive plazaren plazaren plazen plazon
comitative plazarekin plazarekin plazekin plazokin
causative plazarengatik plazarengatik plazengatik plazongatik
benefactive plazarentzat plazarentzat plazentzat plazontzat
instrumental plazaz plazaz plazez plazotaz
innesive plazatan plazan plazetan plazotan
locative plazatako plazako plazetako plazotako
allative plazatara plazara plazetara plazotara
terminative plazataraino plazaraino plazetaraino plazotaraino
directive plazatarantz plazarantz plazetarantz plazotarantz
destinative plazatarako plazarako plazetarako plazotarako
ablative plazatatik plazatik plazetatik plazotatik
partitive plazarik — — —
prolative plazatzat — — —

Czech

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plaza m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of plaz

Dalmatian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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plaza f

  1. street

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English plaza, from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

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Noun

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plaza (plural plaza-plaza)

  1. plaza: a town's public square
    Synonym: alun-alun
  2. strip mall
    Synonyms: mal, pusat perbelanjaan
  3. parking lot
    Synonym: parkiran

Further reading

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Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin platēa.

Noun

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plaza f (plural plazas) (Sutsilvan)

  1. place, position
  2. job, employment

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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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