As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre
(noun) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; “a good plaza should have a movie house”; “they spent their weekends at the local malls”
plaza, place, piazza
(noun) a public square with room for pedestrians; “they met at Elm Plaza”; “Grosvenor Place”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Plaza
A surname.
A city and town in North Dakota.
• La Paz
plaza (plural plazas)
A town's public square.
An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
(North America) A strip mall.
• square
• circus
• concourse
• La Paz
Source: Wiktionary
Pla"za, n. Etym: [Sp. See Place.]
Definition: A public square in a city or town.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.