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PIAZZA
plaza, place, piazza
(noun) a public square with room for pedestrians; āthey met at Elm Plazaā; āGrosvenor Placeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Piazza (plural Piazzas)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Piazza is the 4232nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8372 individuals. Piazza is most common among White (92.68%) individuals.
Anagrams
• apizza
Etymology
Noun
piazza (plural piazzas or piazze)
A public square, especially in Italian cities.
(US dialects, especially, New England, dated) A veranda; a porch.
(UK) A roofed gallery or arcade (for example around a public square or in front of a building).
Usage notes
• The plural piazze is used especially when the word refers to public squares in Italy, and plural piazzas when it refers to porches.
• In some Southern dialects, the variant form pizer is used.
Anagrams
• apizza
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*az"za, n.; pl. Piazzas. Etym: [It., place, square, market place, L. platea street, courtyard. See Place.]
Definition: An open square in a European town, especially an Italian town; hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United States the word is popularly applied to a veranda. We walk by the obelisk, and meditate in piazzas. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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