piazza

[ pee-az-uh, -ah-zuh or, for 1, 3 especially British, pee-at-suh, -aht-; for 1 also Italian pyaht-tsah ]
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noun,plural pi·az·zas, Italian piaz·ze [pyaht-tse]. /ˈpyɑt tsɛ/.
  1. an open square or public place in a city or town, especially in Italy.

  2. Chiefly New England and Inland South. a large porch on a house; veranda.

  1. Chiefly British. an arcade or covered walk or gallery, as around a public square or in front of a building.

Origin of piazza

1
1575–85; <Italian <Latin platēa courtyard, originally, street <Greek plateîa, noun use of feminine of platýsflat1. See place

Other words from piazza

  • pi·az·zaed, adjective
  • pi·az·zi·an, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for piazza

piazza

/ (pɪˈætsə, -ˈædzə, Italian ˈpjattsa) /


noun
  1. a large open square in an Italian town

  2. mainly British a covered passageway or gallery

Origin of piazza

1
C16: from Italian: marketplace, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place

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Cultural definitions for piazza

piazza

[ (pee-az-uh, pee-ah-zuh, pee-aht-suh) ]


An open square, especially in a city or town in Italy.

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