piazza
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7.4
- noun
- /piˈɑːtsə/
:
plaza
- So I was in Piazza Navona in Rome a few weeks ago working on a new book.
- piazzas in Florence
- Piazza della
- Piazza San Marco
So I was in Piazza Navona in Rome a few weeks ago working on a new book.
- So I was in Piazza Navona in Rome a few weeks ago working on a new book.
- He does a detailed drawing of the path system linking the major squares and Piazza.
Examples
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Italian cities have ancient roots, and many piazzas serve as the repository of Italian urban history.
Academic text (1994) -
The focus here is functional: the role of the piazza in the morphology of modern Italian cities.
Academic text (1994) -
Meet me at the piazza tomorrow at 2:00... alone.
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Now, as she walked into the piazza that opened before her, the sun was setting.
Fiction book (1996) -
Few examples of this type of piazza are found in Italian cities.
Academic text (1994) -
I wanted one downstairs that opened onto the piazza, but John would not hear of it.
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"I thought we could sit at a table in the Piazza San Marco."
Fiction book (1996) -
I stood in the deserted piazza deciding what to do, while not deciding anything.
Fiction book (1996) -
And we went to a place called Rosati's in the Piazza del Popolo.
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The tourists gathered in the piazza to enjoy the local festival and admire the street performers.
Synonyms
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1.0
An open place in a town where streets meet
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2.7
A large open public area in a town where people meet and hold events
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2.5
An open area in a town or city where people meet and events happen
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2.1
An open area in a town where people sell food and goods
A small open square in an Italian town where people meet
A central public square in a town where people meet
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Etymology
The word piazza comes from Italian for a town's open square and is related to the word plaza, both coming from the old word platea meaning 'broad street' or 'open space'. So a piazza is the open place in a town where people meet, shop, or sit at cafés.