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piazza::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | place, plaza |
| Type of | public square, square |
Examples of piazza
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For no discernible reason, the piazza outside is shaped like the prow of a ship.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Piazza Santa Maria Novella has undergone a transformation in the last few years.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Now the Column serves a centerpiece to the piazza in front of the Palazzo Chigi.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As a result, the piazza was already surrounded by buildings by the 16th century.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The two are joined at the rear of a piazza-style courtyard that separates them.
From the sacbee.com
What they don't know is that this graceful piazza itself harbors a dark secret.
From the cnn.com
Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main squares of the centre of Florence, Italy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Piazza sent a majestic, Braves-beating home-run ball high into the black night.
From the usatoday.com
It suggests Aunt Mabel, poking at her holiday sketchbook in some Tuscan piazza.
From the time.com
- Plaza: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
- A piazza is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. The term is roughly equivalent to the Spanish plaza. In Ethiopia, it is used to refer to a part of a city.
- The Piazza may refer to: *John Mackintosh Square in Gibraltar *The first story in Melville's The Piazza Tales
- A public square, especially in an Italian city; A veranda
- Piazza, Plaza, Place, Platz, deriving from Italian, describe a public open space surrounded by buildings.
- An Italian public square; in 17^th and 18^th century England it came to denote a covered arcade surrounding a square.
- British: an arcade or covered walk or gallery
- An open space, usually oblong, surrounded by buildings. In c17 and c18 England, a long covered walk or Loggia with a roof supported by columns.
- An American term for a broad veranda
