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plaza
What does plaza mean?
plaza (noun): a public square with room for pedestrians.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does plaza come from?
Borrowed from Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of plaza?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “plaza” mean?
a flow of electricity through a conductor
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a motive for an action or a determination
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a public square with room for pedestrians
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a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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Which word is closest in meaning to “plaza”?
number
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piazza
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school
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season
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