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plaza

An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.
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  • “Así podría regresar el bus a la Plaza Mayor de Salamanca: las mismas paradas y a bordo de los eléctricos”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#GaryNuman Diaries 📒 We Are Glass was sung live for the first time on this day 1980 at the Tokyo Sun Plaza as part of the Touring Principle World Tour.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “El Caja 87 y el Morón se jugarán una plaza de ascenso si superan los cuartos”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “absolutely agree, empy has neat details but the layout is sooo meh. lowkey i h8 the impossibly steep ramp and the vendors behind the houses under the stairs instead of in a plaza :( personally my fave is mist with all its stairs and vertical layers”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “MM 150.6 South of Essex Toll Plaza (Bloomfield) 🕒 3:09 AM - 3:09 AM ET (2x speed) 🌡️ 59°F | Clear 📍: 40.803375,-74.184790”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

A town's public square.

Tourists gathered in the central plaza.
Origin: , from , from , clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(North America) A strip mall.

Tourists gathered in the central plaza.
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  • “haha, yep. i combined two DPM buildings for a client who wanted something approximating the plaza hotel in new york-”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “MM 142.7 Union Toll Plaza (Hillside Twp) 🕒 12:09 PM - 12:15 PM ET (12x speed) 🌡️ 80°F | Clear 📍: 40.703010,-74.246180”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A new five-story research and office tower will be built at Colfax/Main (upper right image), with a public plaza between the two buildings. ND will occupy about 1/3 of the space. The architecture firm for the project is Gensler. More details here: www.colfaxcorner.com”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Seoul Station Plaza, South Korea #SouthKorea”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Cierra el Stradivarius de la plaza de Lugo para renovar su imagen”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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