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- [plah-zuh, plaz-uh]
- /ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz ə/
- /ˈplɑː.zə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plah-zuh, plaz-uh]
- /ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz ə/
Definitions of plaza word
- noun plaza a public square or open space in a city or town. 1
- noun plaza shopping plaza. 1
- noun plaza an area along an expressway where public facilities, as service stations and rest rooms, are available. 1
- noun plaza public square 1
- noun plaza shopping complex 1
- countable noun plaza A plaza is an open square in a city. 0
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Origin of plaza
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Spanish < Latin platea street < Greek plateîa broad street. See place
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Parts of speech for Plaza
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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plaza popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plaza usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plaza
noun plaza
- agora — the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- galleria — a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.
- grassplot — a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.