Definitions for plaza
ˈplɑ zə, ˈplæz əplaza

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plaza, place, piazzanoun

   a public square with room for pedestrians

   "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

2. plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centrenoun

   mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

   "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plazanoun

   a town's public square.

2. plazanoun

   an open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

3. Etymology: From plaza, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plaza

   A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or piazza) is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green. Most squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are sometimes called fountain squares.

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1. plaza

   A plaza is an open public space, typically in urban settings, often surrounded by buildings, shops, or architectural elements. It is usually designed for pedestrian use and often used for public gatherings or social activities. This term can also refer to a shopping complex or center.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plazanoun

   a public square in a city or town

2. Etymology: [Sp. See Place.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plaza

   A plaza is an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America and the Spanish East Indies, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be incorporated in a wing of a governor's palace, and the audiencia or law court. The plaza might be large enough to serve as a military parade ground. At times of crisis or fiesta, it was the space where a large crowd might gather. Like the Italian piazza, the plaza remains a center of community life that is only equaled by the market-place. Most colonial cities in Spanish America and the Philippines were planned around a square plaza de armas, where troops could be mustered, as the name implies, surrounded by the governor's palace and the main church. A plaza de toros is a bullring. In modern usage, a plaza can be any gathering place on a street or between buildings, a street intersection with a statue, etc. Today's metropolitan landscapes often incorporate the "plaza" as a design element, or as an outcome of zoning regulations, building budgetary constraints, and the like. Sociologist William H. Whyte conducted an extensive study of plazas in New York City: his study humanized the way modern urban plazas are conceptualized, and helped usher in significant design changes in the making of plazas.

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1. PLAZA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Plaza is ranked #5709 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Plaza surname appeared 6,075 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Plaza.
   
   74% or 4,496 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   19.2% or 1,170 total occurrences were White.
   4% or 248 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.7% or 107 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 48 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.1% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Mercantile Establishment
   • Public Square

Anagrams for plaza »

1. La Paz

How to pronounce plaza?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plaza in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plaza in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of plaza in a Sentence

1. Louis Krauss:

   After it toppled over the statue broke into several pieces, which were then dragged across the plaza and dumped into the Inner Harbor.

2. Van Dalen:

   The fact of finding a mummy with these characteristics in the middle of the plaza makes it clear that this is someone of high status.

3. Farris Rookstool III:

   The film is a mirror image of the Zapruder film from the other side of Dealey Plaza.

4. Director Chris Columbus:

   President Donald Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but President Donald Trump also said,' The only way you can use The Plaza on a soundstage is if I'm in the movie,' so we agreed to put President Donald Trump in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened : People cheered when President Donald Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor,' Leave him in the movie. It's a moment for the audience.' But he did bully his way into the movie.

5. Takeshi Inomata:

   It is probable that many people from surrounding areas gathered for special occasions, possibly tied to calendrical cycles, the rituals probably involved processions along the causeways and within the rectangular plaza. The people also deposited symbolic objects such as jade axes in the center of the plateau.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plaza
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plaza
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaza
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=plaza
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html