What does piazza mean?
Definitions for piazza
piˈæz ə, -ˈɑ zə or, for 1,3 , piˈæt sə, -ˈɑt-; ˈpyɑt tsɛpi·az·za
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Princeton's WordNet
plaza, place, piazzanoun
a public square with room for pedestrians
"they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
Wiktionary
piazzanoun
A public square, especially in an Italian city.
piazzanoun
A veranda.
Etymology: From piazza.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PIAZZAnoun
A walk under a roof supported by pillars.
Etymology: Italian.
He stood under the piazza. Scriblerus Club , Scriblerus.
Wikipedia
piazza
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.
ChatGPT
piazza
A piazza is an open square or public space, typically located in a city or town, often used for community gatherings, markets, or other events. This term is commonly used in Italy.
Webster Dictionary
Piazzanoun
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
Etymology: [It., place, square, market place, L. platea street, courtyard. See Place.]
Wikidata
Piazza
A piazza is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. The term is roughly equivalent to the Spanish plaza. In Ethiopia, it is used to refer to a part of a city. When the Earl of Bedford developed Covent Garden - the first private-venture public square built in London - his architect Inigo Jones surrounded it with arcades, in the Italian fashion. Talk about the piazza was connected in Londoners' minds not with the square as a whole, but with the arcades. A piazza is commonly found at the meeting of two or more streets. Most Italian cities have several piazzas with streets radiating from the center. Shops and other small businesses are found on piazzas as it is an ideal place to set up a business. Many metro stations and bus stops are found on piazzas as they are key point in a city. In Britain piazza now generally refers to a paved open pedestrian space, without grass or planting, often in front of a significant building or shops. King's Cross Station in London is to have a piazza as part of its redevelopment. The piazza will replace the existing 1970's concourse and allow the original 1850's façade to be seen again. There is a good example of a piazza in Scotswood at Newcastle College.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Piazza
pi-az′a, n. a place or square surrounded by buildings: a walk under a roof supported by pillars.—adj. Piazz′ian. [It.,—L. platea, a place.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PIAZZA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Piazza is ranked #4232 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Piazza surname appeared 8,372 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Piazza.
92.6% or 7,759 total occurrences were White.
4.7% or 397 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.9% or 79 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 62 total occurrences were Black.
0.6% or 57 total occurrences were Asian.
0.2% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of piazza in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of piazza in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of piazza in a Sentence
Four years in the making. We arrived late at night and met our friend Paolo in the main piazza. They’ve decided to named their home.
People nowadays like to be together not in the old-fashioned way of, say, mingling on the piazza of an Italian Renaissance city, but, instead, huddled together in traffic jams, bus queues, on escalators and so on. It's a new kind of togetherness which may seem totally alien, but it's the togetherness of modern technology.
Parents should not send their children off to college with the concern that they'll be injured or killed as a result of just trying to join an organization as was our son, Timothy Piazza.
The Office of Attorney General is committed to seeking justice for Timothy Piazza and Timothy Piazza family and holding responsible individuals accountable for Timothy Piazza and his family actions, consistent with the law and the evidence in this case.
That play was worse than when (Roger) Clemens threw at Mike Piazza, it was completely illegal. He should pay a price, either on the field or off it with the suspension.
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