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public square

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Noun1.public squarepublic square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
square
city - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"
piazza, plaza, place - a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
2.public square - a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
agora
market place, mart, marketplace, market - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up


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"I shall start a petition to have your statue erected beside Glinda's in the public square," said the Keeper.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
In the middle of this groined and vaulted public square was an oaken table which they called the Table Round.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
He presently got safely beyond the reach of capture and punishment, and hastened toward the public square of the village, where two "military" companies of boys had met for conflict, according to previous appointment.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
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