piazza
an open square or public place in a city or town, especially in Italy.
Chiefly New England and Inland South. a large porch on a house; veranda.
Chiefly British. an arcade or covered walk or gallery, as around a public square or in front of a building.
Origin of piazza
1Other words from piazza
- pi·az·zaed, adjective
- pi·az·zi·an, adjective
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How to use piazza in a sentence
Sacchetti describes the borghi,-180- contrade, and piazze of Florence; and his speech is seasoned with rare Tuscan salt of wit.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature | John Addington SymondsThe two columns on the Piazzetta were brought to Venice in 1172, about which time the two Piazze were formed.
Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages | George Edmund StreetThe little town, with its narrow paved streets, its little piazze, still keeps up the same Venetian tradition as elsewhere.
Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice | Edward A. Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for piazza
/ (pɪˈætsə, -ˈædzə, Italian ˈpjattsa) /
a large open square in an Italian town
mainly British a covered passageway or gallery
Origin of piazza
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for piazza
[ (pee-az-uh, pee-ah-zuh, pee-aht-suh) ]
An open square, especially in a city or town in Italy.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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