Piazzas

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Piazza \Pi*az"za\, n.; pl. {Piazzas}. [It., place, square,
     market place, L. platea street, courtyard. See {Place}.]
     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.


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           We walk by the obelisk, and meditate in piazzas. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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