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Meanings of place in English

Portuguese
posição
Catalan
posició
Spanish
puesto
Wikidata

A job in an organization.

posição
Portuguese
posição
Catalan
posició
Spanish
puesto

The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.

posição
Portuguese
praça
Catalan
plaça
Spanish
plaza

A public square with room for pedestrians.

praça
Catalan
blanc
Spanish
blanco

A blank area.

blanc
Synonyms
Examples for "plaza"
Examples for "plaza"
1
The mercenary captain quickly glanced around the plaza, taking in the situation.
The nomad
2
I called this morning and rerouted delivery to a plaza outside town.
Exit strategy
3
Other areas of the Times Square pedestrian plaza would be off limits.
Reuters
4
In the open spaces of the plaza itself are various alters, e.g.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
5
People will be stored in private areas called neighborhoods, below the plaza.
The new yorker
1
He sat on the piazza of his house on the principal mound.
The Trail Book
2
He went back through the folding-doors of the piazza into the dining-room.
Orpheus in Mayfair, and Other Stories and Sketches
3
At this point the men came through the window to the piazza.
Together
4
On the lower corridor or piazza were the entrances to the suites.
Brook Farm: Historic and Personal Memoirs
5
Then she hurried out to the piazza and the hammock with it.
Bambi
Usage of place in English
1
Europe is, quite simply, in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Reuters
2
Although the actual encounter must have taken place thousands of years ago.
The Neutronium Alchemist
3
Early last year, however, when Dick opened his new place, things changed.
The new yorker
4
His military government has said martial law will remain in place indefinitely.
Reuters
5
After a long moment, Yang said, Every place is a good place.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
6
It's the only place in Europe where that's the case, Maxwell said.
News.com.au
7
They need the right time, the right place and the right people.
The Irish Times
8
And we deplore violence against innocent civilians anywhere that it takes place.
Reuters
9
The constitution, however, is not the right place to debate these matters.
The Guardian
10
The events happen all year round and take place across South Africa.
The South African
11
They were given 20 possible factors to place in order of priority.
The Irish Times
12
The why of the problem, however, took second place to the how.
Complete Books of Blood
13
Police said a cordon will remain in place at the scene today.
Radio NZ
14
Easy access and higher interest rates were in second and third place.
The Irish Times
15
Furthermore, many ad-hoc CR-related meetings and conference activities take place across Europe.
Pubmed
16
In December this year the UN Climate Conference takes place in Paris.
Reuters