Definitions for piazzapiˈæz ə, -ˈɑ zə or, for 1,3 , piˈæt sə, -ˈɑt-; ˈpyɑt tsɛ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pi•az•zapiˈæz ə, -ˈɑ zə or, for 1,3 , piˈæt sə, -ˈɑt-; ˈpyɑt tsɛ(n.)(pl.)pi•az•zas; piaz•ze
an open public square in a city or town, esp. in Italy.
Chiefly New Eng. and Southern U.S. a large porch; veranda.
Category: Dialect
Origin of piazza:
1575–85; < It < L platēa courtyard < Gk plateîa
Princeton's WordNet
plaza, place, piazza(noun)
a public square with room for pedestrians
"they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
Wiktionary
piazza(Noun)
A public square, especially in an Italian city.
piazza(Noun)
A veranda.
Origin: From piazza.
Webster Dictionary
Piazza(noun)
an open square in a European town, especially an Italian town; hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United States the word is popularly applied to a veranda
Translations for piazza
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- pleinAfrikaans
- ملتقى مُلْتَقى شَوارع في مَدينه، مَيْدانArabic
- кръгъл площдBulgarian
- praçaPortuguese (BR)
- kruhové náměstíCzech
- runder Platz mit StraßenkreuzungGerman
- runddelDanish
- πλατείαGreek
- glorietaSpanish
- ringväljakEstonian
- تقاطع؛ محل برخورد چند راهFarsi
- ympyräaukioFinnish
- rond-pointFrench
- כִּכָּר ,כִּיכָּרHebrew
- चौकHindi
- okrugao trgCroatian
- körtérHungarian
- simpanganIndonesian
- hringtorgIcelandic
- piazzaItalian
- 円形広場Japanese
- (길들이 방사상으로 모이는) 원형극장Korean
- apskrita aikštėLithuanian
- apaļš laukums (no kura starveidīgi iziet ielas)Latvian
- bulatanMalay
- pleinDutch
- rund plassNorwegian
- placPolish
- تقاطع؛ محل برخورد چند راهPersian
- څو، يوڅو (په دووزايت مګر ډير زيات نه)، څوڅو ځانګړې، جلاPashto
- praçaPortuguese
- круглая площадьRussian
- (kruhové) námestieSlovak
- križiščeSlovenian
- kružni trgSerbian
- rundelSwedish
- ลานกว้างที่ทางแยกThai
- meydanTurkish
- 十字路口的圓環Chinese (Trad.)
- круглий майданUkrainian
- چوراہا ، چوکUrdu
- chỗ nhiều đường giao nhauVietnamese
- 十字路口的圆形广场Chinese (Simp.)
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