Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

plaza

Syllabification: (pla·za)
Pronunciation: /ˈplazə, ˈpläzə/
Translate plaza | into French | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of plaza

noun

chiefly North American
  • 1a public square, marketplace, or similar open space in a built-up area.
  • 2a shopping center.
  • a service area on a highway, typically with a gas station and restaurants.

Origin:

late 17th century: from Spanish, literally 'place'

plaza in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of plaza in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

enjambement

/ ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt /
noun
(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …