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plaza
 
SYLLABICATION:pla·za
PRONUNCIATION:  pläz, plz
NOUN:1. A public square or similar open area in a town or city. 2a. 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.
ETYMOLOGY:Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *plattea, from Latin platea, broad street. See place.
 
 
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