plaza
noun/ˈplɑːzə/
/ˈplæzə/
(especially North American English)- a public outdoor square especially in a town where Spanish is spoken
- Shooting broke out in the main plaza in front of the presidential palace.
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- a small shopping centre, sometimes also with offices
- a downtown shopping plaza
- (also service plaza)(both North American English)(British English service station)an area and building next to a highway where you can buy food and gas, use the bathroom, etc.
- They stopped at a plaza on the interstate.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Spanish, literally ‘place’.
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