plaza

pla·za  (pläz, plz)

n.

1. A public square or similar open area in a town or city.

2.

a. A widened roadway forming the approach to tollbooths on a highway.

b. A parking or service area next to a highway.

3. A shopping center.

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[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *plattea, from Latin platea, broad street; see place.]

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plaza [ˈplɑːzə (Spanish) ˈplaθa]

n

1. (Social Science / Human Geography) an open space or square, esp in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country

2. (Business / Commerce) Chiefly US and Canadian

a.  a modern complex of shops, buildings, and parking areas

b.  (capital when part of a name) Rockefeller Plaza

[from Spanish, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plaza - a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" piazza, place public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
	2.	plaza - 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; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall, mall, center food court - an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods

Translations

plaza [ˈplɑːzə] N

1. (= public square) → plaza f

2. (US) (= motorway services) → zona f de servicios; (= toll) → peaje m

plaza

n → Piazza f; (US: = shopping complex) → Einkaufszentrum or -center nt