plaza

plaza Definition

plaza (plä′zə, plaz′ə)

noun

1. a public square or marketplace in a city or town
2. an open area, usually paved, between a building and the street or another building, often having statues, shrubs, etc.
a complex of shops or buildings, esp. a shopping center
a service area along a superhighway, with a restaurant, gas station, etc.

Etymology: Sp < L platea: see place

plaza Synonyms

square, town square, public square; see court 1.

plaza Usage Examples

Converse of object

include: The site includes 7 plazas, 2 ball courts, 6 plain Stela and 1 alter, as well as temple pyramids.
surround: It faces a small, verdant plaza surrounded by an old town of several dozen single-storey adobe structures dating from colonial times.
landscape: It will be complemented by underground car parking and will provide around 100,000 sq ft of decked landscaped plaza.
bustle: Today, it lays claim to a one-of-a-kind energy that infuses its world-renowned artwork, bustling public plazas, colorful cuisine and endless nightlife.
overlook: The property comprises two double bedrooms, luxury bathroom, integrated kitchen and reception with a terrace overlooking the plaza.

Adjective modifier

pedestrian: Behind it was a windy pedestrian plaza with an ornamental pool and a fountain.
central: All are within walking distance of the central plaza.
main: As they sit chatting in the main plaza, as they are walking along, their fingers are active.
beautiful: The scene for the performance was held in the most beautiful outdoor plaza along the water, under a clear moonlit night.
public: The largest UK building under single roof is being created alongside a public plaza bigger than Trafalgar Square.
open: Another neighbor, the Downtown Drop-in Center, debuted in 2000 and holds an open courtyard plaza.

Modifies a noun

hotel: The plaza hotel can't hit they store or spending.
area: Attempts have been made to brighten the plaza areas.
fountain: Simple plaza fountain This simple plaza fountain is is simple and very easy to build.

Noun used with modifier

toll: View north through the toll plaza toward the bridge.
trump: And i'd say dessert only providing voice data trump plaza hotel.
shopping: We venture out together in the early evening, firstly visiting the shopping plaza next door.
park: The park plaza purchase of french insurance and a volvo certification program.

Possessives

Preposition: in

front: Similarly the expansive plaza in front of the building is not just a bleak empty space, but very subtly combines different levels.

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