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a
: a public square in a city or town
b
: an open area usually located near urban buildings and often featuring walkways, trees and shrubs, places to sit, and sometimes shops
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: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
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: an area adjacent to an expressway which has service facilities (such as a restaurant, gas station, and restrooms)
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Examples of plaza in a Sentence
They put his statue in the town's plaza.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Phippen Museum holds its popular Western Art Show and Sale on the plaza May 25-27.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
The Zocalo plaza would be built on West Pierce Street, between South Fifth and South 6th streets.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
The Zocalo plaza would be built on West Pierce Street, between South Fifth and South 6th streets.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for plaza
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaza. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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