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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
2
: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
3
: an area adjacent to an expressway which has service facilities (such as a restaurant, gas station, and restrooms)
4
Examples of plaza in a Sentence
They put his statue in the town's plaza.
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Within it, the plaza had to have different locations, such as the café and the Imperial Officer Corps lobby.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 May 2025
Now, plans are finally inching forward for a central plaza and commercial district.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
The builders will also create a new landscaped plaza at the intersection of Kinzie and Morgan streets.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The victim was waiting about 8 a.m. to meet another person inside a plaza on Paseo Valle Real Avenue, a short walk from the scene of the influencer's shooting.
—Marni Rose McFall Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 May 2025
Now, plans are finally inching forward for a central plaza and commercial district.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
The builders will also create a new landscaped plaza at the intersection of Kinzie and Morgan streets.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The victim was waiting about 8 a.m. to meet another person inside a plaza on Paseo Valle Real Avenue, a short walk from the scene of the influencer's shooting.
—Marni Rose McFall Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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 4 Jun. 2025.
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