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PLAZA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plaza mean? 

PLAZA (noun)
  The noun PLAZA has 2 senses:

1. a public square with room for pedestriansplay

2. 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 marketplaceplay

  Familiarity information: PLAZA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLAZA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A public square with room for pedestrians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

piazza; place; plaza

Context example:

Grosvenor Place

Hypernyms ("plaza" is a kind of...):

public square; square (an open area at the meeting of two or more streets)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

center; mall; plaza; shopping center; shopping centre; shopping mall

Context example:

they spent their weekends at the local malls

Hypernyms ("plaza" is a kind of...):

mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)

Meronyms (parts of "plaza"):

food court (an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area))


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