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Plus, the city has unveiled its newest pedestrian-friendly piazza, Piazza Pio, a project years in the making to enhance its walkability for this monumental event.—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 For all its Renaissance treasures, contemporary Florentine life is built around the daily rituals of eating and drinking, from a morning espresso in a quiet piazza to an evening glass of Brunello in a candlelit enoteca.—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 On the hospital piazza below stands a large statue of John Paul II, the first papal Gemelli patient who made numerous visits.—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025 Be sure to pay a visit to the European Village, a shopping and dining destination modeled after an Italian open-air piazza.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piazza
Word History
Etymology
Italian, from Latin platea broad street — more at place
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