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| pla·za [ plzə, plázzə ] (plural pla·zas) |
noun |
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1. widened area in highway: a part of a highway that has been widened as a multilane approach to a set of tollbooths
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2. parking area: a parking lot adjacent to a highway
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3. shopping center: a mall or shopping center
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4. Hispanic town square: an open square or marketplace in a Spanish-speaking country or somewhere influenced by Hispanic culture
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| [Late 17th century. Via Spanish< Latin platea "broad way" (see place)] |