plaza

Definition

A town's public square.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and place.

Example Sentences

• "Tourists gathered in the central plaza."
• "The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza."