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plazas

[plah-zuh, plaz-uh] Origin

pla·za

[plah-zuh, plaz-uh]
noun
1.
a public square or open space in a city or town.
3.
an area along an expressway where public facilities, as service stations and rest rooms, are available.

Origin:
1675–85; < Spanish < Latin platea street < Greek plateîa broad street. See place
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Word Origin & History

plaza
1683, from Sp. plaza "square, place," from V.L. *plattia, from L. platea "courtyard, broad street" (see place (n.)).
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