plaza

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

English
The Plaza de España.

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”). Doublet of place.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə

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

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

Noun

plaza

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

Declension
(inanimate noun) declension of plaza
indefinite singular plural
absolutiveplazaplazaplazak
ergativeplazakplazakplazek
dativeplazariplazariplazei
genitiveplazarenplazarenplazen
comitativeplazarekinplazarekinplazekin
causativeplazarengatikplazarengatikplazengatik
benefactiveplazarentzatplazarentzatplazentzat
instrumentalplazazplazazplazez
inessiveplazatanplazanplazetan
locativeplazatakoplazakoplazetako
allativeplazataraplazaraplazetara
terminativeplazatarainoplazarainoplazetaraino
directiveplazatarantzplazarantzplazetarantz
destinativeplazatarakoplazarakoplazetarako
ablativeplazatatikplazatikplazetatik
partitiveplazarik
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prolativeplazatzat
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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

Etymology

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

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

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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