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Meanings of plaza in English

Portuguese
centro comercial
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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.

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centro comercial
Portuguese
praça
Catalan
plaça
Spanish
plaza

A public square with room for pedestrians.

praça
Synonyms
Examples for "place"
Examples for "place"
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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
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 plaza in English
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
6
Here several locals can be seen taking socially-distant strolls through the plaza.
The South African
7
All through the Sundays the little church on the plaza is silent.
History of California
8
The adobe bricks were thrown out upon the plaza behind the cross.
The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
9
Across the open plaza leading to the landing, the one figure ran.
The Martian Chronicles
10
Racing across the plaza, he raised his voice in a coyote yell:
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
11
The bearded man ran swiftly across the broad plaza and the sidewalk.
The Rover Boys in New York; Or, Saving Their Father's Honor
12
One night Pavek scavenged a scrap of cloth from the market plaza.
The brazen gambit
13
This edifice covered the entire width of one end of the plaza.
Tarzan the Untamed
14
He turned his back upon the other and strode toward the plaza.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
15
And to his left was nothing but open plaza... packed with people.
Inferno
16
For ten minutes he stood across the plaza, leaning against a storefront.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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Catalan
plaça
Spanish
plaza
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Plaza across language varieties
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